Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani stated that Trump “has blockaded his friends,” not Iran, adding that his blockade is just “empty words,” and that no one is listening to him.
Tehran – IranView24
Irani said, “To this day, we have not allowed enemy aircraft carrier strike groups and marines to enter the Sea of Oman.”
The Navy commander stressed that the U.S. and Israeli Naval Forces tried to slip through the Strait of Hormuz, using covert and deceptive methods, believing Iranian Forces would not detect them, but were taken off guard.
The remarks came hours after Iran gave commercial vessels conditional access to the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire in Lebanon.
The Rear Admiral also dismissed Trump’s recent threats of a so-called “naval blockade” against Iran as “hollow and ineffective”.
“No one listens to Trump’s talk of a naval blockade – it’s just words,” he asserted, adding with a sharp jab, “Trump has imposed a naval blockade on his friends, not on us.
”Irani characterized the U.S. president’s proposed blockade in the strategic waterway as an act of criminality, calling it “banditry and piracy.”
