Iran's top military command has stated that it will not allow the United States to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz. The statement was made by Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya military command, as tensions between the two countries have escalated.
According to the statement, Iran will strongly confront any attempt by the US to transit through the strategic waterway without Iranian authorization. The warning comes amid what sources describe as resumed hostilities between Iran and Washington.
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical international shipping lane through which a significant portion of the world's oil passes. Iran's assertion of control over transit through the waterway represents a point of ongoing friction in US-Iran relations, with the Iranian military emphasizing its authority over passage through the strategic chokepoint.
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