Tehran, July 4 -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has warned that the Strait of Hormuz is not a theatre for the military display of extra-regional powers.

Gharibabadi, reacting to Joint statement by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron on the Strait of Hormuz, said that crisis-makers will be held accountable.

In a post on X, he said, "The Strait of Hormuz is not a theater for the military display of extra-regional powers. Iran, as the responsible power and guarantor of the Strait's security, warns with sensitivity to any military movement in this waterway. The security of Hormuz lies with the coastal states; the crisis-makers will be held accountable for the consequences of their adventur...