The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy issued a statement Sunday morning claiming that its fire at violators reminds vessels of the safe transit route, and asserting that a separate reckoning awaits American bases in the region. The statement follows a US strike near Sirik, southern Iran, earlier this weekend.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy issued a statement Sunday morning in response to the US strike near Sirik, southern Iran, that took place overnight Saturday. The statement, published via Iranian state-linked channels, said: "America's blind firing at Sirik does not solve the dilemma of our control over the strait. But our fire at the violators reminds the rest of the vessels of the safe transit route." It added: "The account of the American bases in the region is separate. They will experience hell these days."
The statement follows a series of US strikes and IRGC threats that have escalated over the past weeks. On Saturday, the IRGC had threatened a "swift and decisive" response to the Sirik strike, as The Zioneer reported. Unconfirmed Iranian opposition accounts also claimed a US strike on an IRGC ammunition depot in southern Iran on Saturday.
The IRGC's latest threat explicitly links its actions to naval control of the strait — likely the Strait of Hormuz — and separates the calculation for vessels from the broader threat to US military installations in the region. No independent confirmation of any new IRGC naval fire has emerged since the statement. The US has not publicly responded to this morning's statement.
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