Threatening Iranian tankers by US amounts to piracy, jeopardizes intl. peace: Zarif

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has issued stern warning against the US provocative acts through dispatching its naval forces to the Caribbean Sea with the goal of disrupting the course of Iranian tankers carrying fuel for Venezuela.

According to Press TV, in a letter to the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sunday, Zarif described "the illegal, dangerous and provocative US threats [against the Iranian tankers]" as a form of piracy and a big threat to international peace and security.

He added that the US must stop acting as a bully at international level and respect teh rule of international laws, in particular the right to free shipping in free waters.

The top Iranian then highlighted the responsibility of "the US administration with regard to the consequences of any illegal move, reiterating Iran's right right to adopt appropriate and necessary measures in the face of such threats.

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