Iran said Monday that its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz cannot be lifted through diplomacy. Asked in a press briefing about a possible resolution to the situation in the strategic waterway, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said: "Diplomacy is certainly part of our struggle to safeguard our national interests. But when dealing with a side that insists on the use of force, a maritime blockade is not a diplomatic action that we can lift through diplomacy." "Certainly, you have to use authority and military power, along with diplomacy, to prevent the United States' aggression, and that is what is being done," he added. cbsnews.com/live-updates/i…

Iran said Monday that its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz cannot be lifted through diplomacy. Asked in a press briefing about a possible resolution to the situation in the strategic waterway, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said: "Diplomacy is certainly part of our struggle to safeguard our national interests. But when dealing with a side that insists on the use of force, a maritime blockade is not a diplomatic action that we can lift through diplomacy." "Certainly, you have to use authority and military power, along with diplomacy, to prevent the United States' aggression, and that is what is being done," he added. cbsnews.com/live-updates/i…

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