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Iran’s foreign minister said yesterday the Strait of Hormuz will remain under Iran’s total oversight and management for “the next 30 days”, and warned that any challenge to the country’s control of the strategic waterway would increase tensions.

“Any attempt to adopt new or separate arrangements compared to what is underway by the Islamic Republic of Iran, will only lead to more complicated situations and delays in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and will increase the tensions, as we witnessed in the past two nights,” Abbas Araghchi said at a news conference on a visit to Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Tehran’s top diplomat also called for the establishment of a security framework among Gulf countries, and urged all parties to adhere to the memorandum of understanding following recent attacks traded between both sides, reports Al Jazeera online.

Tehran said yesterday it carried out a third day of retaliatory strikes against US attacks on Iranian territory, as both accused the other of violating their fragile ceasefire, straining negotiations meant to end the Middle East war.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they were taking measures to control traffic In

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