Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said in a statement carried by state media on Monday that “any foreign armed forces, especially the invading US army, if they intend to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz, will be subjected to attack.”
“We will maintain the security of the Strait of Hormuz with all our might and manage it powerfully,” Abdollahi said. The commander said that “all commercial ships and tankers” should “refrain from any action to transit without coordination with the armed forces stationed in the Strait of Hormuz so that their security is not endangered.”
The warning came after US Central Command said it would on Monday begin the “Project Freedom” operation “to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.” President Donald Trump announced the mission on Sunday.
An Emirati patrol boat (L) is pictured near a tanker anchored in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from a coastal road near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, on May 1, 2026.
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