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‘Their affair’: Anwar on Singapore’s refusal to negotiate over Hormuz

South China Morning Post · 🇭🇰 public Hong Kong · · 132 words · By The Star
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Malaysia’s Anwar on Singapore’s Hormuz stance: ‘that’s their affair’ Responding to remarks by the city state’s top diplomat, Anwar said Malaysia balances regional ties with firm stands on global issues Balakrishnan had previously asserted that transit through…

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Malaysia’s Anwar on Singapore’s Hormuz stance: ‘that’s their affair’ Responding to remarks by the city state’s top diplomat, Anwar said Malaysia balances regional ties with firm stands on global issues Balakrishnan had previously asserted that transit through…

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“We cannot discuss Iran’s response without also speaking about the cruel and barbaric attacks by Israel against Iran, supported by the United States.

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We must maintain our friendships with neighbouring countries, but our position is firm.” The prime minister’s comments come as Malaysia is listed among several Asian nations whose vessels have been granted passage through the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian…

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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Responding to remarks by the city state’s top diplomat, Anwar said Malaysia balances regional ties with firm stands on global issues”
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“Balakrishnan had previously asserted that transit through such international waterways is a right under international law rather than a privilege to be granted by bordering states”
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“Our foreign policy is clear. We must maintain our friendships with neighbouring countries, but our position is firm”
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“The prime minister’s comments come as Malaysia is listed among several Asian nations whose vessels have been granted passage through the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces, following the outbreak of conflict in late February”
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Wikipedia entries explicitly state that Iran blocked shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after the 28 February 2026 conflict, directly contradicting the claim that Iranian forces granted passage to Malaysian vessels.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, Israel and the United States launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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