Japan and Iran agree to maintain close communications to ease tensions between the US and the middle eastern nation. FMTNews
Zarif said Japan and Iran have special interests in the security of the energy market and stability in the Gulf.
“Based on Japan’s stance of consistently supporting the nuclear agreement, I asked the Iranian side to observe the agreement, to go back immediately to the commitments of the agreement, and to refrain from taking measures that would infringe on the agreement,” Kono said. The standoff over the nuclear deal has caused a sharp increase in tensions between the two longtime foes.
Washington has been calling for its allies to join it in an operation to guard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital gateway for the world’s oil industry.Washington’s call followed a series of attacks on international merchant vessels, which the United States has blamed on Iran, and the Iranian seizure of a British oil tanker.
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