Mohsen Rezaei, military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, warned early Tuesday that US vessels and forces will face 'heavy risks and casualties' if the naval siege continues, and reiterated that Iran will not allow a second shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports.
Mohsen Rezaei, military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader and former IRGC commander, issued a fresh threat early Tuesday, warning that continued US naval pressure would lead to strikes on American vessels and forces. 'If the siege continues, US vessels and forces will face heavy risks and suffer casualties,' Rezaei said, according to reports. He reiterated that Iran 'will never allow a second shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz.'
The threat follows a similar warning from Rezaei just hours earlier, at around midnight Tuesday, when he threatened to strike US Navy vessels if they attempted to open a second corridor in the strait, as reported by Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). On Monday evening, another senior IRGC official threatened to target a US aircraft carrier entering what Tehran considers 'illegal' routes.
This escalation continues a pattern of Iranian maritime threats. As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, Rezaei claimed the strait represents a deterrent outweighing 'dozens of nuclear bombs,' directly rebutting President Trump's assertion that the waterway is 'open.' Earlier, on Saturday, Iran's top security official warned that the US 'siege' would strengthen the Hormuz closure and shut more straits. The current crisis follows Iran's threat in June to keep the strait closed indefinitely, conditioning reopening on an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
What remains open is whether these threats translate into action. The reports rely on Iranian media and a single newsroom source, with no independent confirmation of any imminent military movement. The scope of Rezaei's latest warning — extending from specific vessels to all US forces — suggests a deliberate broadening of Tehran's deterrent messaging, but the practical implications are still unverified.
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