Iran warns continued US naval blockade will broaden conflict
Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters says threats against Iranian vessels will be treated as an escalation and warns Armed Forces will respond to any action against country
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters warned Monday that the continuation of U.S. naval blockade would amount to an expansion of the conflict against Iran and said any threats to Iranian vessels would receive a response.
In a statement, the military headquarters said the United States had threatened Iranian vessels, commercial ships and tankers operating in the country’s coastal and territorial waters over the past three days following the implementation of an illegal naval blockade, Mehr news agency reports.
“In continuation of the evil and insecurity in the region and following the implementation of the illegal naval blockade of Iran, the United States has threatened Iranian vessels, commercial ships and tankers in the coastal and territorial waters of our country over the past three days,” the statement said.
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