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Ambassador Mike Waltz @michaelgwaltz - Strong, principled statement from Singapore on its refusal to cut “side deals” w Iran.
Quote:
DrOmarGhanim @DrOmarGhanimTranslated from Arabic
Singapore's Foreign Minister, in a parliamentary statement today regarding opportunities for negotiations with Iran to allow Singaporean ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, said:
1. We will not negotiate with the Iranians, nor will we be part of normalizing a practice that violates the Law of the Sea and the UNCLOS Convention.
2. Singapore overlooks a strait that is (two nautical miles) wide, while the width of the passage in the Strait of Hormuz is (21 nautical miles), and yet Singapore has never considered seizing this opportunity to violate international law.
3. I will not negotiate with the Iranian Foreign Minister, as we are at a moment of affirming the international law of the sea, in the face of an absurd situation that would set a precedent leading to numerous consequences that would not leave international trade in a good position. (He concludes)
When there are statesmen ranked number (1) in every global index for good governance... the logic of state management becomes evident... but when we have gangland experts ruling a state like the current Iranian regime, where a person there fires a bullet into the air... we must expect nothing but the logic of piracy and banditry.
https://x.com/michaelgwaltz/status/2042781639193825792

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https://x.com/PenguinSix/status/2042379031299948603

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