Iran ensures safe passage through Strait of Hormuz, envoy says

MOSCOW - Iran ensures the safe passage of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz under a new legal regime, the Vedomosti newspaper quoted Iran's ambassador to Moscow as saying on Monday.

Ambassador Kazem Jalali said the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran had failed as their declared intention had been to enact regime change and yet the Islamic Republic was more united than before.

"Iran ensures safety of passage. Based on the security measures and the legal regime of the Strait of Hormuz, ships and vessels can pass through," Jalali said, Vedomosti reported.

-Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Tom Hogue/Reuters