“WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN”
Hormuz is a key chokepoint for the world’s energy supplies and is now central to the conflict between Washington and Tehran, which was started nearly seven months ago when the US and Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran.
Iran’s plan called for a cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East, including in Lebanon, according to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and a return to the conditions in an earlier ceasefire deal that fell apart.
That agreement, which collapsed during fighting over Hormuz, called for the…
