阿聯酋外交部：伊朗革命衛隊將商業航行作爲施壓或經濟勒索工具，其在霍爾木茲海峽的相關行爲是海盜行爲。

Sources: Chilean state-owned copper firm Codelco has appointed a vice president to oversee operations at the El Teniente mine.

IRNA reports Hossein Noushabadi, director-general for parliamentary and legal affairs at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said Washington’s assertions about control of the Strait of Hormuz are politically motivated and a passive response to Iran’s demonstration of strength and strategic plans. He said US presidential claims lack basis and conflict with international shipping rules and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Noushabadi added Iran holds political and military primacy over the Strait of Hormuz, the global energy chokepoint, giving Tehran leverage against external threats.