Iran's Statement on the 'Strait of Hormuz'
Mohsen Rezaee, advisor to Iran's leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said, “We will absolutely not allow any route other than Iran's in the Strait of Hormuz.”

 

Mohsen Rezaee, the advisor to Iran's leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and former General Commander of the Revolutionary Guards, made a statement regarding the Strait of Hormuz during a television program he attended. Rezaee stated that they would absolutely not allow any route other than Iran's in the Strait of Hormuz, saying, "The continuation of the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz will put American warships at risk. If the ships are brought to the southern route of the strait, they will be directly targeted."