A senior Iranian military advisor on Monday warned that Iran’s armed forces will prevent any oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz.
Ebrahim Jabbari, an advisor to the chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), made the remarks in an interview with state-run IRIB TV, saying the country’s forces would act against any oil tankers attempting to pass through the strait.
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He asserted that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed and that the naval forces of the IRGC and the Iranian army will set on fire any ship trying to transit the waterway. Jabbari also said Iran would target oil pipelines in the region, emphasizing, “we will not let oil be exported from the region.”
He further stated that the United States relies heavily on oil from West Asia and warned that “not a single drop of oil will be supplied to them.”