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Iran military says will respond if US port blockade and ‘banditry’ continue
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US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska, April 20, 2026, after the Iranian-flagged vessel attempted to violate the US naval blockade (US Navy photo)
Iran’s military says it will respond if the United States maintains its blockade of Iranian ports, calling it “banditry” and “piracy.”
In a statement carried by state-run media outlet IRIB, the military’s central command Khatam Al-Anbiya says that if “the invading US military continues blockading, banditry, and piracy in the region, they should be certain that they will face a response from Iran’s powerful armed forces.”
“We are ready and determined, while monitoring the behaviour and movements of enemies,” it adds.
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