-- イランの最高指導者モジタバ・ハメネイ師は木曜日、米国は「恥ずべき敗北」を喫したと述べ、ドナルド・トランプ米大統領が海上封鎖を数カ月間継続する可能性があると警告したことを拒否したと、AFP通信が報じた。 緊張の高まりを受け、原油価格は一時的に4年ぶりの高値をつけた後、下落に転じた。イランは2月の紛争勃発後、ホルムズ海峡の航行を掌握し続けている。 ハメネイ師は国営テレビで読み上げられた声明の中で、ペルシャ湾に「新たな章」が開かれつつあると述べ、地域大国はもはや外部の介入を必要としていないと主張し、外国勢力はこの地域に「居場所はない」と警告した。 米国務省当局者はAFP通信に対し、米国は2週間前にイランの港湾を封鎖し、現在、テヘランへの圧力を維持しながらホルムズ海峡の安全な航行を確保するための国際連合の構築に取り組んでいると述べた。
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