‘The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran consider defending the legal rights of our country a natural and legal duty, and accordingly, exercising the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the territorial waters of our country is the natural right of the Iranian nation.
On this basis, ensuring security within the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Armed Forces will continue with determination, and as has been repeatedly announced, enemy-affiliated vessels do not and will not have the right to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and other vessels will continue to be allowed to pass through the Strait in accordance with the regulations of the IRGC Navy.
Given the continued threats of the enemy against the Iranian nation and the national security of our country after the end of the war, the Islamic Republic of Iran will also resolutely implement a permanent mechanism to control the Strait of Hormuz.
The criminal America’s restriction on the movement of ships in international waters is an illegal act and a sign of piracy.
Therefore, the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran clearly and firmly declare that the security of ports in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman is either for everyone or for no one.
If the security of the ports of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman is threatened, no port in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman will be
