According to a circular issued by the International Maritime Organization on the 10th, Iran warned that ships that did not comply with the navigation safety requirements announced by it in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf would be regarded as “posing a threat to Iran's national security.” According to this circular obtained by the reporter on the same day, Iran's permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization, Musawi, sent a letter to International Maritime Organization Secretary General Dominguez on the 7th saying that Iran, as a coastal country, has designated and announced “specific safe routes” and established a corresponding “maritime traffic coordination and management mechanism” in order to deal with current security threats and maintain national safety and maritime navigation safety. Ships sailing within the framework of relevant measures must coordinate with Iran's competent authorities and fully comply with published safety instructions. Iran made this statement in response to a letter previously submitted by Kuwait to the International Maritime Organization. Another circular relayed by the International Maritime Organization on the 9th shows that the Kuwaiti government accuses Iran of attacking the Kuwaiti tanker “Burgan” in the Strait of Hormuz on August 29. Kuwait stated in the letter that Iran's attacks on civilian ships seriously threatened international navigation safety and global energy supply, and demanded that Iran immediately stop related attacks and explain the oil tanker attack. At the same time, the Kosovo side stressed that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz should be guaranteed in accordance with the provisions of international maritime law. In the letter, Iran refuted Kuwait, saying that the current crisis in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz is a direct result of the military operation launched by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28, and that the maritime blockade imposed by the US on Iranian ports further endangers the safety of navigation in the region. Iran also accuses Kuwait of providing territory and facilities for military operations against Iran and demands that it stop participating in military operations against Iran.

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