Iran Warns No Gulf Port Will Be Safe If US Starts Blockade, Calls Restrictions ‘Piracy’

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Iran stated that if its ports are threatened by the U.S. blockade, no port in the Persian Gulf or the Sea of Oman will remain safe. The Iranian military spokesperson, quoted by state media, labeled any U.S. restrictions on vessels in international waters as “piracy”.

The Revolutionary Guards also warned that any military vessels entering the strait would be seen as violating the ceasefire. The statement came as two Iranian-linked tankers, Aurora and New Future, carrying oil products and diesel, passed through the strait shortly before the U.S. blockade was set to take effect, according to data from LSEG, according to an Associated Press report on Monday.

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