Iran's military said a US naval blockade set to begin on Monday would be illegal and amount to piracy, warning that no Gulf ports would be safe if its own were threatened.
"The restrictions imposed by criminal America on maritime navigation and transit in international waters are illegal and constitute an example of piracy," said a statement issued by the Iranian military's central command center, Khatam Al-Anbiya, that was read on state television.
The statement added that if the security of Iran’s ports in the water of the Arabian Gulf and the Arabian Sea is threatened, no port in the Arabian Gulf or Arabian sea will be safe.
