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Iran slams Greece as Araghchi rebuffs Gerapetritis over Hormuz

Filed 1w ago · Via bankingnews.gr · The Buffoon Desk
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Kevin MacLeod · incompetech.com · CC BY 4.0

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis's call with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi reportedly turned into a one-sided dressing-down, with Araghchi blaming the EU and the US-Israeli campaign for the collapse of security in the Strait of Hormuz rather than offering any relief. Araghchi laid out a six-stage protocol Iran now requires of any merchant vessel transiting the strait, including certification that it serves no Israeli or American interests and staying within an Iranian-designated corridor.

Araghchi accused the EU of hypocrisy on human rights and invoked the UN Charter to argue other states are obligated not to assist the US-Israeli side, while warning of a plot to widen the war via false-flag operations. Gerapetritis, per the account, offered only 'grave concern' and an offer of unspecified 'technical and specialized assistance.'

The full dispatch is available from the source below.

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Offering 'technical and specialized assistance' to a country that just told you it controls one of the world's most important shipping lanes is diplomacy's version of bringing a fruit basket to a hostage negotiation. Greek shipping now gets to discover what it feels like to be collateral in someone else's war.
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