WANA (Apr 13) – The spokesperson for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, emphasizing that a naval blockade is a bluff, said: “If you want conditions to improve, respect Iranians, accept your defeat, and do not demand at the negotiating table what you failed to achieve in war.”

 

Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Parliament, wrote in a post on his personal X (formerly Twitter) page in response to Trump’s threat regarding a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz: “Trump’s claim that he will begin a naval blockade of Iran is more of a bluff than a reality because it is considered an act of war, and we will respond.”

 

He said, “It would further complicate the current situation he has fallen into, make the market he is angry about more volatile, and perhaps lead us to reveal other cards that we have not yet used in the game.”

 

He added, “If you want conditions to improve, respect Iranians, accept your defeat, and do not demand at the negotiating table what you failed to achieve in war.”

 

In response to this threat by Trump, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya (PBUH) Central Headquarters, stated: “The imposition of restrictions by criminal America on the movement of maritime vessels in international waters is an illegal act and an instance of maritime piracy.”

 

The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran explicitly and decisively declare: “Security of ports in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman is either for everyone or for no one.”