Iran has declared that the transit of US weapons through the Strait of Hormuz toward regional bases will no longer be permitted, with the Iranian Army stating that the strategic waterway is now under coordinated control of the country’s armed forces.
Army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia said on Wednesday that “from now on” American military cargo will not be allowed to pass through the strait into regional installations.
“Any country wishing to transit the waterway must do so under the supervision of Iran’s armed forces, ensuring a “passage without harm,” he said during a ceremony marking 40 days since the burial of former Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi.
According to Akraminia, the western part of the strait is under the command of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, while its eastern section is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army’s Navy.
“This coordinated and synergistic control, while enhancing Iran’s monitoring and sovereignty over the region, will generate revenues for the country up to twice the oil income,” he stated.
The general further asserted that despite two decades of planning by enemies to attack Iran, the country’s armed forces not only maintained their combat capability but also actively thwarted hostile objectives through missile strikes and ground operations.
One thing is clear now: the US doesn't have enough options left
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Its navy doesn't have the capacity to open the Strait of Hormuz and doesn't have the courage to face the powerful navy of Iran, which has developed massive capabilities along the entire coast of the Persian Gulf. pic.twitter.com/PGN9uBaHDJ
He noted that in the recent war, all of the enemy’s goals, including the destruction of missile and nuclear capabilities, the fragmentation of the country, and the overthrow of the system, failed.
Akraminia maintained that Iran’s military doctrine is now offensive in nature and any mistake by an enemy will be met with the most severe response.
“After the first revolution that expelled the Shah and the second revolution that expelled America from Iran, today we will expel America from the entire region, and its presence will be eliminated from this region forever,” he said.
Source: Agencies (edited by Al-Manar)