Mohsen Rezaei, the senior military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, said the United States is blocking Iranian oil exports and will deliberately sabotage ongoing negotiations. He accused Washington of planning to violate the memorandum of understanding, as it did with the nuclear deal, and of seeking to establish permanent military control in the southern Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian media reports.
In a statement tonight, Mohsen Rezaei, the senior military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, warned that the United States will sabotage ongoing US-Iran negotiations and seek permanent military control in the southern Strait of Hormuz. Rezaei cited a new US blockade of Iranian oil exports as the backdrop for his remarks, accusing Washington of planning to violate the memorandum of understanding (MOU) as it did with the 2015 nuclear deal.
This follows a prior report from The Zioneer at 23:11 that Rezaei said the US wants to move warships through the Strait of Hormuz. Rezaei has repeatedly accused the US of escalating tensions; on June 27 he warned that any further violation of the MOU would draw a 'swift and decisive' response, as The Zioneer reported.
The statement comes amid heightened US-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which about a fifth of global oil passes. The MOU, signed earlier this year, has been under strain over disagreements on Lebanon ceasefire clauses and the US military presence in the Gulf. The specific nature of the oil blockade referenced by Rezaei remains unconfirmed.
3 developments
- StrongKhamenei advisor Rezaei accuses US of escalating tensions in Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingKhamenei advisor: Iran will extend war to Indian Ocean if blockade continues
- StrongIran issues new direct threat to US over Strait of Hormuz, warns of 'immediate' retaliation
- StrongAssessment: Khamenei not seeking permanent Iran deal, leveraging talks for sanctions relief and Hormuz opening
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- Internal intake