Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, stated in an announcement carried by state media on Monday that “any overseas armed drive, particularly the invading U.S. military, in the event that they intend to strategy and enter the Strait of Hormuz, shall be subjected to assault.”
“We’ll preserve the safety of the Strait of Hormuz with all our may and handle it powerfully,” Abdollahi stated. The commander stated 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 shouldn’t be endangered.”
The warning got here after U.S. Central Command stated it could on Monday start the “Venture Freedom” operation “to revive freedom of navigation for business delivery by 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 Might 1, 2026.
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-ABC Information’ Joe Simonetti
