“If the enemy wants to take action on land in the Iranian islands or anywhere else in our lands or to inflict costs on Iran with naval movements in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman,” Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sources told the Tasnim News Agency, “we will open other fronts for them as a surprise so that their action will not only be of no benefit to them but will also double their costs.” The Houthi rebel group has warned they would assist in taking the 20-mile wide strait should the Iranian regime need help during its war with the US and Israel — a move that would hinder traffic through the Red Sea where $1 trillion worth of goods pass through each year. Attacks along the strait would further risk shipments coming out of Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter of oil, which has been redirecting its barrels through the Red Sea following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Author: Ronny Reyes
Published at: 2026-03-25 22:29:55
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