Iran Studying U.S. Letter on Hormuz, May Respond, IRNA Says
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Iran acknowledged receipt of a letter from the U.S. concerning the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway that the Mideast nation has threatened to close, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said, citing Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast.
Iran is studying the document, which was delivered by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, and will respond if “deemed necessary,” IRNA said. Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, gave a copy of the letter to Iran’s UN representative and another copy was delivered to the Iranian government by Switzerland’s ambassador to Tehran, Leu Agosti, IRNA said.