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Iran's Deputy for Legal and International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:Currently, stopping vessels behind the Strait of Hormuz imposes a heavy cost on the ships.The goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran is not to hold ships behind the strait; its goal is to tell them that what it is doing is not contrary to international law.