Khatam al Anbiya command says Gulf ports will not be safe if measure is applied
O Iran Army stated that the American naval blockade, which should begin this Monday (13), is “illegal” and constitutes an act of “piracy”and warned that no port in the Gulf will be except in the event of a threat to the country’s ports.
“The restrictions imposed by the criminal United States on maritime navigation and transit in international waters are illegal and constitute an example of piracy,” he declared the commander of the Iranian Armed Forces, Khatam al Anbiya, in a statement read on state television.
“If the security of the Islamic Republic’s ports in the waters of Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea is threatened, no port in the Persian Gulf or the Arabian Sea will be safe,” he added.
*AFP
