Iran says no vessel can safely transit Hormuz without its supervision

In a statement released on Thursday, Second Brigadier General Abolfazl Zolfaghari, spokesman for the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, rejected US claims about normal vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, calling them "nothing but falsehoods and lies" and a sign of the US military's desperation and helplessness.

He emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz remains under the full management and control of the Islamic Republic of Iran, stressing that "no commercial ship or oil tanker has had and will have the possibility of safe transit through this strait without the permission and supervision of Iran's powerful Armed Forces."

The spokesman said that US leaders and its military have, from the past to the present, thoroughly tested the power and steadfastness of the Iranian people and its armed forces. He warned that the US is continuously seeking to create "mischief and insecurity" in the region, and that Washington's unsupported and baseless threats, in the face of the Iranian Armed Forces' comprehensive readiness, would bring the US nothing but greater misery and helplessness.

Zolfaghari further said that Iran's Armed Forces are closely monitoring all movements by US and Israeli enemies in the region and, under the "wise and intelligent command" of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei, remain determined to defend the rights of the Iranian people, national sovereignty, and the ideals of the Islamic Revolution and the country.

According to Mehr News Agency, the statement was issued in response to recent US claims about the safety of shipping in the strategic waterway, which is a vital transit corridor for global oil supplies.