There’s a lot of concern around the Strait of Hormuz right now after a
British tanker was seized by Iran, a reciprocal move for Britain seizing
an Iranian tanker near Gibraltar. Iran, however, is trying to calm the
situation.
On Tuesday, Iranian officials were quick to promise that they will
ensure the security of the Strait of Hormuz, and that they won’t allow
any disturbance to the shipment of oil out of the Persian Gulf.
The assurance was offered to French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian,
and came with Iran also urging an effort to return to diplomacy. Iran
and France have been trying to settle on a new round of nuclear program
and sanctions relief talks for awhile.
Iranian Deputy FM Abbas Araqchi conveyed the message, and later met with
President Macron during his visit to Paris. Iranian officials said the
two both agreed on the importance of getting back to diplomacy.
Meanngless. Iran isn’t the source of the insecurity, it’s the US and its allies. So Iran can’t insure anything. And asking for “diplomacy” just means the EU can continue with its scam of seeking “diplomacy” while refusing to deal with Iran’s complaint under the JCPOA. This further proves the JCPOA is dead as a door nail.
Iran is already policing the strait of Hormuz for shipping and doing a very good job for people that follow the orders .