By Deutsche Welle
The Iranian Armed Forces warned the United States this Saturday about the consequences of continuing the naval blockade of Iranian portswhich they described as actions of “banditry and piracy,” and threatened to give a firm response.
“If the aggressor US Army continues the blockade, banditry and piracy in the region, it must be sure that will face the response of the powerful Iranian Armed Forces“, assured the Overall Central Jatam al Anbiya Barracks in a statement collected by the IRNA agency.
The military entity, which coordinates the Iranian Army with the Revolutionary Guard, indicated that the Armed Forces currently have “greater capacity and preparation than before” to defend sovereignty, territory and national interests, and maintained that the US “has already experienced some of this power” during the war that began on February 28.
“Prepared and determined”
Likewise, the headquarters assured that Iran maintains surveillance over the movements of its adversaries in the region and has an eye on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, and warned that it will respond more forcefully in the event of new aggression. “We are prepared and determined (…) to inflict even more severe damage in the event of new aggression by American and Zionist enemies,” he concluded.
This warning comes after United States forces intercepted a ship flying the Iranian flag that intended to head to a port in the Islamic Republic. According to US Central Command, some 34 ships transiting to or from Iranian ports have been forced to stop since the naval blockade began on April 13.
Iran, in turn, maintains a strict eye on the sea route through which 20 percent of the world’s oil transits and in recent days it has confiscated several ships, including the “Epaminodes”, seized the day before by the Revolutionary Guard. “because he disobeyed warnings and committed numerous maritime infractions.”
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