Afghanistan, July 4 -- Iran has warned Britain and France against any foreign military activity in the Strait of Hormuz, after the two European powers said they were ready to support a multinational mission to protect freedom of navigation through one of the world's most important energy corridors.
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said on Saturday that Tehran opposed what he described as a military display by powers from outside the region. His comments came in response to a joint statement issued by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron on July 3.
"The Strait of Hormuz is not a stage for extra-regional powers to display military force," Gharibabadi w...