Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee, responded to President Trump's threats on Friday evening, stating that the reality in the Persian Gulf has changed and that the Strait of Hormuz is controlled by Iran. 'If you do not learn the rules, the armed forces of Iran will teach them to you,' he said, according to Israeli media.
Iran's rhetorical confrontation with Washington escalated Friday evening when Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee, issued a stark warning to President Trump amid the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.
Azizi stated that 'the reality in the Persian Gulf has changed' and that the strategic waterway is under Iranian control. 'If you do not learn the rules, the armed forces of Iran will teach them to you,' he said, according to reports on Israeli Channel 12. The threat follows a week of intensifying exchanges between Tehran and the White House over control of the strait, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments.
As The Zioneer reported on Monday (June 22), President Trump threatened to 'blow the sh*t out of' Iran over the strait, a warning that drew defiant responses from multiple Iranian officials. On Thursday, the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee spokesman Ebrahim Rezaee told Trump 'we are ready,' while Azizi himself earlier dismissed Trump's threats as 'illusions' without real leverage. Tehran continues to assert maximalist positions, with Rezaee stating on June 11 that the U.S. must surrender. The gap between the two sides shows no sign of narrowing, with Azizi's latest statement reinforcing Iran's insistence on its sovereignty over the strait.
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