Iranian minister to Boris Johnson: Iran does not seek confrontation – video
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Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said the UK's incoming prime minister, Boris Johnson, should understand that his country 'does not seek confrontation'. 'Iran wants to have normal relations based on mutual respect,' Zarif said, speaking during a visit to Nicaragua. His comments came amid growing tension between Iran and the UK after Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday
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