Iran threatens to halt Gulf, Red Sea trade

A spokesman for Iran's elite military unit, the Hatam al-Anbiya, has issued a stark warning to the United States. Ebrahim Zolfaqar stated that if the ongoing US naval blockade continues, Iran will stop all trade in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. He further threatened that if the blockade persists, Iran will also halt shipping in the Red Sea, framing such actions as a step toward violating the current ceasefire regime. This escalation in rhetoric directly links the fate of critical global shipping lanes to the US pressure campaign against Iran.