Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, mentioned in a press release carried by state media on Monday that “any international armed pressure, particularly the invading U.S. military, in the event that they intend to strategy and enter the Strait of Hormuz, can be subjected to assault.”
“We’ll preserve the safety of the Strait of Hormuz with all our would possibly and handle it powerfully,” Abdollahi mentioned. The commander mentioned that “all business ships and tankers” ought to “chorus from any motion to transit with out coordination with the armed forces stationed within the Strait of Hormuz in order that their safety is just not endangered.”
The warning got here after U.S. Central Command mentioned it might on Monday start the “Challenge Freedom” operation “to revive freedom of navigation for business delivery by way of the Strait of Hormuz.” President Donald Trump introduced the mission on Sunday.
An Emirati patrol boat (L) is pictured close to a tanker anchored within the Gulf of Oman close to the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from a coastal street close to Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, on Could 1, 2026.
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-ABC Information’ Joe Simonetti
