Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, warned Monday evening that the Strait of Hormuz will never return to its pre-war status, accusing the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait of 'shameless' behavior. He asserted Iran intends to fully exercise its claimed historical and geographical rights over the strategic waterway.
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, issued a sharp warning Monday evening regarding the Strait of Hormuz, declaring that the waterway's status 'will never return to what it was before the war.' In a statement, Velayati claimed Iran had shown 'generosity for years' by not fully exercising its rights, but said Tehran now intends to do so 'following recent events.' He also criticized the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait, calling on the UAE and Bahrain to 'stop behaving shamelessly' and asserting that Bahrain was part of Iran until 1971. Regarding Kuwait, Velayati acknowledged Iran's condemnation of Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion and its provision of shelter to Kuwaitis, but claimed Kuwait had supported Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war. The escalation builds on a series of similar threats from senior Iranian officials over recent weeks. As The Zioneer previously reported, Velayati declared in mid-June that 'zero hour has arrived' for potential straits closures, and has repeatedly linked Iran's maritime posture to regional events, including the conflict in Lebanon. The current statement is the latest in an intensifying rhetorical campaign over control of the strategic chokepoint, through which roughly 20% of global oil passes.
2 developments
- ConfirmedVelayati declares 'zero hour has arrived' as Iran warns of straits closure
- DevelopingIranian negotiator says Strait of Hormuz 'will never return' to pre-war status
- DevelopingIranian parliament speaker Ghalibaf: Strait of Hormuz will not return to pre-war status
- DevelopingIranian official demands non-interference in Strait of Hormuz, warns of complications
Source and signal
- Internal intake