Iran warns US: Threats against ships constitute an expansion of regional war

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters warns the US that threats against Iranian ships in the Gulf constitute an expansion of regional war, citing an illegal naval blockade and three days of aggression.

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya emergency headquarters issued a stern warning to Washington on Tuesday, stating that US threats against Iranian ships in the Gulf constitute an expansion of regional war. The statement accused the US of ongoing aggression, destabilization, and imposing an illegal naval blockade on Iran. It specifically noted that over the past three days, US forces threatened Iranian ships, commercial vessels, and oil tankers in Iran's territorial waters. The warning comes amid rising tensions along Gulf shipping lanes.