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        "msgid": "heating-up-again-iran-says-it-did-not-attack-but-defended-itself-1783921971",
        "date": "2026-07-13 11:56:53",
        "title": "Heating Up Again! Iran Says It Did Not Attack, But Defended Itself",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Iran has rejected Western narratives characterising its recent military actions as unprovoked aggression, insisting they were legitimate self-defence against ongoing US-Israeli violations. Tehran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and launched retaliatory strikes on US military assets, escalating tensions that threaten a fragile ceasefire. The Islamic Republic maintains it will not return the vital waterway to its pre-war status and plans to impose shipping fees, a stance firmly rejected by Washington.",
        "content": "<p>The Middle East is boiling over again. Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry has\nrejected Western narratives that portray its latest strikes as\nunprovoked aggression, asserting that the attacks were a legitimate act\nof self-defence against ongoing violations by the United States and\nIsrael.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, a spokesman for the UN Secretary-General expressed concern\nover the \u2018resumption of military confrontation\u2019 and Iran\u2019s actions in\nthe region. In response, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil\nBaghaei stressed that the situation was not merely a \u2018military\nconfrontation\u2019, but a continuation of the blatant and unprovoked\naggression launched by the United States and the Israeli regime on 28\nFebruary.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Iran did not \u2019attack\u2019. Iran\u2019s strikes against US military bases and\nassets stationed in the southern Persian Gulf were an exercise of Iran\u2019s\ninherent right to self-defence under legitimate international law and in\naccordance with the law,\u2019 Baghaei said, as reported by Iranian media\nPress TV on Monday (13\/7\/2026). He urged countries hosting American\nforces to immediately stop allowing their territories to be used as\nlaunch pads for attacks against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The situation escalated further on Sunday (12\/7) local time, after\nTehran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and launched\nmissiles and drones at its neighbouring Gulf states. The strikes were in\nretaliation for fresh US attacks conducted after an Iranian assault on a\ncommercial vessel that had been abandoned in flames by its crew.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian government condemned the latest wave of US strikes,\nstating that the attacks had \u2018rendered futile\u2019 all diplomatic efforts of\nrecent months. \u2018These barbaric attacks are not only a gross violation of\nthe fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter, but also a\nserious threat to international peace and security,\u2019 the Iranian Foreign\nMinistry said.<\/p>\n<p>The tensions threaten a temporary agreement aimed at ending the\nMiddle East war, which erupted in late February. A major obstacle to\nreaching a final deal is the future of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran\nclosed to commercial shipping during the war with the US and Israel. The\nStrait of Hormuz is a major artery for oil and gas exports from the\nGulf, and its wartime closure has had a massive impact on the global\neconomy.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian government has repeatedly stressed its legitimate right\nto sovereignty over the strait. It insists the vital waterway will never\nreturn to its pre-war conditions, remaining adamant about controlling\nthe shipping lane and planning to impose fees, a stance rejected by\nWashington.<\/p>",
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