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Iran warns U.S. Strait of Hormuz access depends on Tehran's terms
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Iran warns U.S. Strait of Hormuz access depends on Tehran's terms

From Arab Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the U.S. against military action, stating any strike would be met with retaliation.
  • Ghalibaf declared that the security and navigation of the Strait of Hormuz depend on Iran, not U.S. pressure.
  • The remarks come amid heightened military tensions between Iran and the United States following recent exchanges of strikes.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf issued a stark warning to the United States on Wednesday, asserting that any military action against Iran would provoke retaliation. He stated on the social media platform X that the U.S. had failed to learn that "bullying and breaking promises are no longer cost-free."

if you strike, you'll get hit

— Mohammad Bagher GhalibafIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's warning to the United States on X.

"Let me put it plainly: if you strike, you'll get hit," Ghalibaf wrote. He also cautioned Washington against escalating tensions, advising, "Don't flail around pointlessly, or you'll sink even deeper."

Don't flail around pointlessly, or you'll sink even deeper.

— Mohammad Bagher GhalibafIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's warning to the United States on X.

Addressing the critical Strait of Hormuz, the speaker declared its security and navigation would hinge on Iran's arrangements, not U.S. pressure. "The Strait of Hormuz will only open with Iranian arrangements, not American threats," he asserted. These statements follow a recent escalation in military tensions between Iran and the U.S. after a fresh exchange of strikes in the region.

The Strait of Hormuz will only open with Iranian arrangements, not American threats

— Mohammad Bagher GhalibafIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's statement on the security of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Originally published by Arab Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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