Strait of Hormuz cannot be held hostage, UAE presidential advisor says The Strait of Hormuz cannot be held hostage by any country, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, Anwar Gargash, said at a weekend briefing. “The Strait of Hormuz cannot be held hostage by any country,” he said, adding that freedom of navigation through the waterway “has to be part and parcel of the settlement of any conflict with clear agreement on that.” He said freedom of navigation through the waterway must be part of any settlement to the US-Iran war. Gargash said the UAE wanted the war to end…
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