Ibrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, said Iran will not allow the United States to intervene in managing the Strait of Hormuz, and warned that Iranian forces will act against any US military activity in the waterway. He blamed the US and its partners for any security deterioration in the region.
New: Iranian military spokesman Ibrahim Zolfaqari, representing the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, said Monday evening that Iran will not allow the United States to intervene in managing the Strait of Hormuz. He warned that Iranian forces will act against any US military activity in the waterway, including vessels deviating from the designated route, and placed responsibility for any regional security deterioration on the US and its partners.
This statement follows a similar warning issued by the same spokesman just 22 minutes earlier, in which he told regional states that any cooperation with or logistical support for the US military would be considered a 'declaration of war' (as The Zioneer reported at 17:14 Jerusalem). The back-to-back threats underscore Tehran's escalating posture toward the strategic chokepoint.
The Zioneer has documented a series of Iranian threats regarding the Strait of Hormuz since June, including statements from the Iranian Navy, the Chief of the General Staff, and the Khatam al-Anbiya command structure. The latest remarks come as US-Iran tensions over shipping lanes remain high.
No immediate US response to the latest statement has been reported.
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