"The Strait of Hormuz situation will not return to its pre-war status," Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a social media post on Tuesday.
Ghalibaf said in an interview on the same day that his country has no intention to block the Strait of Hormuz or attack neighboring countries, but Iran has to defend itself.
Ghalibaf said Iran is currently carrying out self-defense operations which is its inalienable right.
The speaker also underlined that threats to Iran and the region must be removed and there should be no risk of war, stressing that the U.S. and Israel must stop their "current actions."
Since the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on February 28, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been almost completely interrupted, with oil transportation in the Middle East region continuing to be obstructed.
U.S. President Donald Trump had repeatedly urged European countries and other allies to join the escort of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. In a social media post on Tuesday, Trump said the U.S. "no longer 'need' or desire" assistance from NATO allies or other countries.
The U.S. Central Command posted on social media Tuesday, saying U.S. forces hit Iranian missile sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz with multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions. It stressed that "the Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait."
Iran's parliament speaker on situation in Hormuz Strait
