Strait of Hormuz shut? Iran makes U-turn, calls claims ‘baseless’, ‘absurd’; slams US for death of ‘100 sailors’
Iranian mission to United Nations, on Thursday, denied all ‘claims’ that the Islamic Republic has closed the Strait of Hormuz. Describing the “claims” as “baseless” and “absurd,” the Iran mission claimed that “in reality, it is the US that has endangered maritime security.” “The claim that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz is baseless and…