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Iran demands IMO condemn US naval blockade

Mehr News5 November 2026, 10:01 UTCIran

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Iran told the IMO Council that US and Israeli claims on Hormuz shipping are baseless and politically motivated, and demanded the council condemn the US naval blockade of Iranian ports as aggression under UN Resolution 3314.

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