The current Iranian negotiations leader, Mohammed Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian Parliament, posted a statement to social media Friday evening stating President Donald Trump “made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which are false.”
Ghalibaf’s statement also echoes what Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmael Baqaei said earlier — that Iran would not allow navigation in the Strait of Hormuz if the American blockade continued, and that navigation will be carried out based on a “designated route” and with “Iranian permission.”
He added that the “open or closed status of the Strait and the regulations governing it will be determined by the field, not social media.”
The statement went on to say: “Media warfare and public opinion engineering are an important part of the war, and the Iranian nation will not be affected by these tricks.”
-ABC News’ Victoria Beaule
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