Zarif said. "But we're not going to accept diktats." Zarif acknowledged his recent public dispute with Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, about what Zarif said were Iran's limited military capabilities. "I respect Gen. Jafari's remarks, his views, and I expect him to have differences

f Hormuz has long been disputed territory, with the Iranians claiming control of the region and the entire Persian Gulf. Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps recently boasted that "any plots of enemies" would be foiled and a heavy price exacted, adding: -We determine the rules of military conflict in the