Iran Official Warns No Oil Will Pass Through Hormuz
Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei has threatened to block oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz if the United States continues its economic sanctions campaign. This warning comes amid increased naval enforcement by the U.S. in the region, raising concerns about potential military escalation.
Why it matters
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global energy chokepoint; any disruption to shipping there would have immediate and severe impacts on global oil prices and international security.
Iran's Mohsen Rezaei warns that if the US economic war continues, no oil will be exported through the Strait of Hormuz or the Persian Gulf.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, issued a sharp warning to the United States and regional countries on Sunday, saying that if Washington's economic war against Tehran continues, not a single drop of oil will be permitted to leave the Persian Gulf or the Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on his official account on the social media platform X, Rezaei outlined Tehran's latest position on US efforts to impose economic sanctions on Iran.
"If the economic war continues, not even a single drop of oil will be exported - neither through the Strait of Hormuz nor from anywhere else in the Persian Gulf," Rezaei wrote.
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