IRAN ACCUSES U.S. OF CAUSING HORMUZ DISRUPTION Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei accused the U.S. of starting the conflict…
IRAN ACCUSES U.S. OF CAUSING HORMUZ DISRUPTION
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei accused the U.S. of starting the conflict and expecting other countries to bear its economic costs.
Baqaei said the Strait of Hormuz was open before the war, blaming Washington for disrupted shipping, halted tankers and rising energy prices.
He accused the U.S. of attempting to shift responsibility onto Tehran for the resulting trade and energy-market turmoil.