Iran says will not allow Hormuz strait to be used to threaten country

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Iran says it will not allow the vital Strait of Hormuz to be used by its foes to threaten the country’s security, reports AFP.

“We must not allow this waterway to be misused again to threaten Iran’s security and national interests,” said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei at a press conference in Tehran attended by AFP, adding the country was “determined to take the necessary measures” to safeguard its sovereignty.

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