▪️ The unprecedented popular participation in the funeral and farewell of the martyred leader of the Islamic nation dealt a humiliating slap and a resounding defeat to global arrogance and the criminal United States of America.
▪️ While the pure body of the leader of Muslims and the free people of the world is still a guest of the officials and the zealous Iraqi people, the terrorist US military, without the slightest commitment to its obligations, committed a blatant aggression targeting points in the south of our dear country, Iran.
▪️ The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will respond decisively to this aggression and American terrorist action, and will not allow, under any circumstances, interference in the affairs or management of the Strait of Hormuz.
▪️ We declare once again that the only safe corridor for the passage of commercial ships and oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz is the route exclusively designated by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Brief Analysis:
This statement is a unilateral declaration imposing "field sovereignty" over the waterway. Through it, Tehran deliberately seeks to downsize the US role by linking "maritime security" exclusively to the routes it dictates. This leaves Washington with two bitter choices: either comply with the Iranian routes (recognizing the new reality) or risk a direct clash to change them, which currently seems unlikely.
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