The spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Brig. Gen. Ebrahim Zolfaghari.
Iran threatens stronger strikes over attacks, blockade
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- Iran threatens retaliation over continued maritime operations.
- Future attacks on US naval assets could widen geographically.
The spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Brig. Gen. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, issued a stern warning to the US military on Saturday, threatening expanded and intensified strikes against American naval vessels in response to ongoing maritime hostilities.
In an official statement addressing escalating tensions in regional waters, Zolfaghari cautioned Washington against maintaining actions aimed at restricting Iranian maritime movement or harassing its shipping.
The Iranian military command signaled that continued operations by American forces would lead to a direct escalation in military counter-responses.
"We warn the American military that if its hostile actions, destabilization of security, harassment of Iranian ships, and imposition of a naval blockade on Iran continue, the strikes by the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran against American military vessels in the region will be harsher than before, and may expand to cover a wider scope," Zolfaghari stated.
Expanded scope of naval retaliations
The statement from Khatam al-Anbiya—the central operational joint command overseeing Iranian armed forces—marks a further hardening of military rhetoric regarding freedom of navigation and naval confrontations in regional waterways.
Zolfaghari's statement follows a series of maritime standoffs and escalating rhetoric over shipping routes and military deployments in regional waters.
By warning that the scope of retaliatory actions could expand beyond current operational theaters, Tehran signaled its readiness to extend military engagements across a broader geographic range should US pressure campaigns and naval blockades persist.
