Iran has warned that “any foreign military force, especially the invading American army … will be attacked” if they try to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, according to a top military official,
CNN reports.
Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the unified command of Iran’s armed forces, said Iran will protect the security of the strait “with full strength” in statement on Monday after the US pledged to guide stranded ships through the oil shipping chokepoint.
“We maintain and powerfully manage the security of the Strait of Hormuz with full strength and announce to all commercial ships and oil tankers to refrain from any transit without coordination with the armed forces stationed in the Strait of Hormuz so that their security is not endangered,” Abdollahi said.
The waterway is under the control of Iran’s armed forces and any “aggressive action by America to disrupt the situation will only result in further complication and endangerment of the security of vessels” in the area, Abdollahi added.
