Iran warns US against intervening in Strait of Hormuz

US 04-05-2026 | 11:26

Iran warns US against intervening in Strait of Hormuz

Tehran says any American move to escort ships in the strategic waterway would violate the ceasefire, following Trump’s announcement of a naval operation.
Iran warns US against intervening in Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz. (AFP)
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A senior Iranian official warned on Monday that Tehran will consider any US attempt to intervene in the Strait of Hormuz as a violation of the ceasefire, following President Donald Trump’s announcement of an operation to escort ships stranded in the strategic waterway.

 

 

An Iranian Revolutionary Guard boat in the Strait of Hormuz (AFP)
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard boat in the Strait of Hormuz (AFP)

 

 

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian Parliament, stated on the platform X that any US intervention in the new maritime system of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the ceasefire.