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Iran’s Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Wednesday that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz would not return to its pre-war state, warning that no country in the region would be able to sell oil if Iran was prevented from doing so, Anadolu reports. In a post on the US social media platform X, Qalibaf said the conflict had become an “all or nothing” equation. “In a region where we cannot sell oil, no one will sell oil,” he warned. Qalibaf also warned that if Iran’s security was not guaranteed, “no infrastructure will remain secure.” He further argued that security in the Strait of Hormuz depends on the absence of US forces, adding that Iran had […]