Kuala Lampur, April 10 --  

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today reiterated Malaysia's support for Iran's right to defend itself against US-Israeli attacks, while declining to weigh in on the domestic backlash against Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan's controversial statement.

Several Malaysian political leaders had criticised Vivian, who recently said the republic would not negotiate for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Singapore said it should not have to ask for Tehran's permission since it has the legal right of transit passage as a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

"That is Singapore's view and it's their affair. Our policy is ...