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UAE official slams Iran's Hormuz control plan as 'pipe dream'

UAE official slams Iran's Hormuz control plan as 'pipe dream'
20 Iranian sailors onboard seized vessel return to Tehran; Russia says Middle East crisis resolvable only by diplomacy taking account of Iranian interests.
2026-05-21T17:51:42+05:00

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