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Türkiye's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Friday to attend funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying Ankara "deeply shares the pain" of the Iranian people and pledging to support regional stability efforts.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the Islamabad MoU takes immediate effect, with Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting its naval blockade ahead of Friday's official signing ceremony in Switzerland.Fidan told the prestigious MGIMO university — which counts Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov among its alumni — that the honor recognized the deep bond between Türkiye and Russia, calling diplomacy the only effective tool for resolving regional disputes amid shifting global power dynamics and warning against strategic miscalculation during the transition to a multipolar order.Türkiye's national team is focused on securing a crucial victory against Paraguay in its second Group D match as it seeks to recover from an opening defeat to Australia. Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır said "the first match was not a final" and the team still has six points to play for.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he welcomes the agreement reached between Washington and Tehran as an important development for regional stability, urging all parties to refrain from rhetoric and actions that could escalate tensions until the official signing ceremony scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland.

Türkiye's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Friday to attend funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying Ankara "deeply shares the pain" of the Iranian people and pledging to support regional stability efforts.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the Islamabad MoU takes immediate effect, with Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting its naval blockade ahead of Friday's official signing ceremony in Switzerland.Fidan told the prestigious MGIMO university — which counts Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov among its alumni — that the honor recognized the deep bond between Türkiye and Russia, calling diplomacy the only effective tool for resolving regional disputes amid shifting global power dynamics and warning against strategic miscalculation during the transition to a multipolar order.Türkiye's national team is focused on securing a crucial victory against Paraguay in its second Group D match as it seeks to recover from an opening defeat to Australia. Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır said "the first match was not a final" and the team still has six points to play for.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he welcomes the agreement reached between Washington and Tehran as an important development for regional stability, urging all parties to refrain from rhetoric and actions that could escalate tensions until the official signing ceremony scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland.

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Iran rejects UK-France Hormuz statement, warns against foreign forces

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Iran rejects UK-France Hormuz statement, warns against foreign forces

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Iran’s deputy foreign minister has rejected a joint UK-France statement on the Strait of Hormuz, warning against any foreign military presence in the waterway and insisting that security “rests with the littoral states.” He called the statement an “adventurism” that would bear consequences.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Saturday said the Strait of Hormuz "is not a stage for extra-regional powers to display military force," warning against "any military activity" in the key waterway. "The Strait of Hormuz is not a stage for extra-regional powers to display military force. As a responsible power and the guarantor of security in the strait, Iran warns against any military activity in this sensitive waterway," Gharibabadi wrote on X.

Response to UK-France statement

His remarks came in a post in which he shared a UK-France joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz, saying the two countries "stand ready to deploy the wider Multinational Military Mission to support freedom of navigation" in the waterway. In response, Gharibabadi said the strait's security "rests with the littoral states." "Those who create crises will bear responsibility for the consequences of their adventurism. This is a serious warning," he added.

Context of the memorandum

A memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US, brokered under Pakistani mediation, entered into force on June 18 after being signed electronically by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald Trump. It provides a framework for ending the conflict and addressing outstanding issues between Tehran and Washington through negotiations, including cessation of hostilities, sanctions relief, the nuclear issue, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and broader regional security arrangements.

Titles :Iran Hormuz UK France Gharibabadi

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