Iranian officials on Wednesday warned that the regime could close off shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and escalate attacks in the Middle East following U.S. military strikes on Iranian assets in the region a day earlier.
A statement carried by state-run PressTV said that Iran will issue a response to attempts by the United States to control the Strait of Hormuz and that Tehran will not distinguish between the U.S. military and its allies in the Middle East.
“The origin of any support for the aggressor U.S. military in its aggression against the sovereignty and territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be a legitimate target of the armed forces,” said an Iranian military command through the IRNA semi-official news agency on Wednesday, adding that Iran’s armed forces will deliver a “crushing response” following U.S. strikes or attempts to open the Strait of Hormuz….