Tehran, May 5 -- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday said that the United States' influence in the region will "diminish," as the tensions escalated over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy and shipping route.
In a post on social media, Ghalibaf accused the US and its allies of jeopardising maritime security by violating a ceasefire and imposing restrictions that he described as a blockade on shipping activity.
"A new equation of the Strait of Hormuz is in the process of being solidified," he said, adding that "the continuation of the status quo is intolerable for America; while we have not even begun yet."The remarks come amid heightened friction following reports that the US imposed a naval blockade ...