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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Strait of Hormuz remains under total Iranian control for the next 30 days and any US attacks will only exasperate the precarious situation.

The US bombed Iran for a second day hitting Qeshm Island and the cities of Sirik and Bandar-e Lengeh after a drone attack on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz.