Iranian Foreign Minister warns the U.S.: Don't be dragged into the mud again by "malicious actors"

Iranian Foreign Minister Aragchi said in a post on social media in the early hours of the 5th that while dialogue is making progress with Pakistan’s facilitation, the United States should remain vigilant to avoid being dragged again into the quagmire of conflict by “ill-intentioned actors,” and the United Arab Emirates should do the same. Aragchi said the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz shows that a political crisis cannot be resolved through military means. The so-called “Freedom Plan” that the U.S. is pushing in the Strait of Hormuz will turn into a “deadlock plan.” On the 3rd, U.S. President Trump posted on social media saying that the U.S. will begin a diversion operation in the Strait of Hormuz at the morning of the 4th, local time in the Middle East, to “guide” trapped vessels out of the strait. Trump described the diversion operation, named the “Freedom Plan,” as a “humanitarian action.” The U.S. military said on the 4th that as the first step of the diversion operation, two merchant ships flying the U.S. flag have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. military sank 6 Iranian small boats that attempted to obstruct the merchant ships’ navigation. (Xinhua)