The emergency command of Iran's armed forces, the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, responded to President Trump's threats on Thursday, warning that if Washington strikes Iranian infrastructure, Tehran will prevent 'even a single drop of oil' from being exported through the Strait of Hormuz. The statement also threatened to target oil, gas, electricity, and economic infrastructure in the region, according to a report.
On Thursday, the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters — the emergency command of Iran's armed forces — issued a new warning, threatening to block all oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz if Washington strikes Iranian infrastructure. The statement, which explicitly said "even a single drop of oil" would not be exported, also threatened to target oil, gas, electricity, and economic infrastructure across the region. The warning comes a day after the same command and the Iranian army issued similar threats on Wednesday evening.
The thread of threats began on Wednesday July 22 at 21:45 Jerusalem, when the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters warned that if US military threats materialize, Tehran would prevent any oil exports from the region and attack energy infrastructure. Minutes later, the Iranian army issued a matching statement, reported by Israeli journalist Amichai Stein, signaling a unified Iranian military front. Earlier this month, on July 13, the same Khatam al-Anbiya command warned regional states that any cooperation with the US military would be considered a declaration of war. In early July, the IRGC threatened to strike any vessel deviating from the Strait of Hormuz route. The escalation follows President Donald Trump's threat on June 22 to "blow the sh*t out of" Iran over the strategic waterway.
As The Zioneer has reported, the Khatam al-Anbiya command has a history of threatening to block oil exports. On June 11, Major General Ali Abdollahi warned that if the US attacks Iran's Kharg Island, oil exports would be "for everyone or no one." The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil passes. The Iranian threats come amid a deepening US-Iran confrontation, with both sides exchanging increasingly severe warnings.
The Thursday statement, reported by a source covering Iran news, remains unverified by independent sources. It is unclear whether this represents a new escalation or a reiteration of the Wednesday warnings, and no specific US military action has been confirmed.
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