IRGC Aerospace Force: West Asia oil production to be crippled if neighbors aid US attacks
The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warns that if Iran's southern neighbors aid potential American attacks against the Islamic Republic, the country's retaliation will rob them of the capacity to continue producing oil.
"And let the southern neighbors know: If their territory and resources are used by the United States to attack the Iranian nation, they must bid farewell to oil production in West Asia," Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Mousavi, the force's commander, said on Tuesday.
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He reminded that even during the period of "military silence," the force has remained vigilant, eyes wide open and hands on the trigger, ready to defend this ancient land and its civilization spanning thousands of years.
The comments came in the context of a two-week lull that was announced by US President Donald Trump on April 7 following at least 100 waves of successful and decisive retaliatory strikes against the US's and the Israeli regime's latest bout of unprovoked aggression targeting the country.
The reprisal delivered severe blows to sensitive and strategic American and Israeli targets across the region, including those lying in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
Also on Tuesday, Iran's highest operational command unit said the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces enjoy the upper hand in the face of the adversaries, and, therefore, do not let US President Donald Trump misrepresent the conditions governing the battlefield.
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The remarks by Major General Ali Abdollahi, commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, came after successive claims made by Trump concerning the state of affairs in the strategic waterway following his announcement of a short-term ceasefire.
The claims saw Trump take to his Truth Social platform, alleging that Iran had "agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again." He also claimed that the United States' "naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete." Trump additionally said that ceasefire negotiations "should go very quickly in that most of the points are already negotiated."
Iranian officials have, however, categorically dismissed all such claims. The Islamic Republic even moved swiftly to close the chokehold to all traffic after Trump announced continuation of the blockade. Tehran has also refused to rejoin negotiations with Washington as long as the latter would not abandon its pressure tactics.
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