Iran’s security chief warned that the United States’ continued warmongering towards Iran will tighten the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and lead to closure of other straits and chokepoints.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr made the remarks in a message issued on Friday as he cautioned against continuation of the US’s warlike attitude towards the Islamic Republic, including the naval blockade that Washington has imposed on the Islamic Republic.
Zolghadr noted that, not only would Washington’s prolonged adversarial approach further complicate the closure of the waterway, “but also close other straits and chokepoints.”
“The global economy, energy markets, and American voters will pay the price,” he concluded as skyrocketing gasoline prices continue to exact a toll on American taxpayers.
⚡️🚨 Iran: Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council:
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The US regime's continued naval blockade and arson will both tighten the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and close other straits and bottlenecks.
And the global economy, the energy… pic.twitter.com/ex1XBzXxbI
Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding last month to end the cycle arising from the latest bout of unprovoked American-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic, which had begun on February 28.
Under the understanding, Iran agreed to allow fee-free maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz for a period of 60 days.
In compliance with the MoU, the Islamic Republic devised a special maritime route for vessels to cross the chokepoint, warning vessels against using illegal routes.
The US has, however, been trying to escort transit through the strait along a passageway that not agreed upon in the MoU, prompting the Islamic Republic to confront every instance of Washington-instigated transit through the chokepoint and shut the corridor until Washington ended its interference in regional maritime movement.