Ali Ozmaei, commander of the IRGC Navy, stated that the IRGC would halt all export and import through the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea if the United States renews a naval blockade on Iran, according to a report.
The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, Ali Ozmaei, threatened that the IRGC would halt all exports and imports in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea if the United States renews a naval blockade on Iran. The statement was reported by the source monitoring Iranian news.
According to the report, this is the same threat Iran issued at the beginning of the war—if Iran cannot export oil, no country in the region can. It noted that after a memorandum of understanding was reached, Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz and maritime traffic returned to normal.
The IRGC has repeatedly asserted control over the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to disrupt shipping in recent months, as The Zioneer has reported. The latest threat underscores the ongoing volatility in the region's strategic waterways.
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