Iran’s president says US naval blockade is ‘doomed to fail’

By AFP 30 April 2026, 10:21 am Edit

In this handout picture provided by Iranian presidency, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses cabinet members, as they visit of the tomb of the late Iranian revolutionary leader ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in Tehran on January 31, 2026. (Handout/Iranian Presidency/AFP)

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says a US naval blockade on Iranian ports will deepen disruptions in the Gulf and fail to achieve its targets.

“Any attempt to impose a maritime blockade or restrictions is contrary to international law… and is doomed to fail,” Pezeshkian says in a statement.

He adds that such measures would “not only fail to enhance regional security, but are in fact a source of tension and a disruption to lasting stability in the Persian Gulf.”