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Iran's First Vice President Aref reportedly told Russia's Prime Minister that Tehran must exercise sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, blaming the US for the crisis there, according to an ME_Observer roundup on X. The New Arab headline also reports that Iran blames the US for a Hormuz crisis. Both reports relay the same Iranian position, and no independent confirmation of the statement was found.
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