Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi:

We did not close the Strait of Hormuz, but rather imposed restrictions on ships from countries that played a role in attacking us.

We are ready to guarantee the safe passage of ships from countries like Japan, provided there is coordination with Tehran

️ This news means defining a new rule in the new world, whose rules are now written by Iran

Until yesterday, transiting the Strait of Hormuz was considered a normal route.

Any country, at any time, would pass through without recognizing anyone.

But what do we hear today?

We allow or guarantee...

This new language, meaning passage, is no longer your absolute right!

It is conditional on playing by the rules of our governance.

And this means sovereignty, which means control, which means changing the equation.

Now, either a fee has been charged for this passage, which becomes a direct benefit to this management

or a privilege, commitment, or change in behavior has been taken

which becomes an indirect benefit.

What is more important than numbers and figures is

the image of power.

Now this message has been transmitted to the whole world:

This waterway has an owner, it has rules

This incident shows that the field has introduced its winner.

When passage is converted into permission, it means that the geography is the same, but the governance and rules have changed.

The reason for your existence is this resistance...