Iranian Official Warns of "Strong and Unprecedented" Response if Persian Gulf is "Aggressed"

Odaily Odaily Planet Daily News Mohsen Rezaei, a military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, stated that Iran will give a "strong and unprecedented" response to any action targeting the Strait of Hormuz or the entry of hostile forces into the Persian Gulf, and will initiate countermeasures by breaking the maritime blockade. Rezaei also said that if the current situation continues, one of Iran's strategic options could be to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

He stated that this move would bring "serious consequences" to the other side. On the 24th local time, Mohsen Rezaei, a military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, said that Iran will give a "strong and unprecedented" response to any action targeting the Strait of Hormuz or the entry of hostile forces into the Persian Gulf, and will initiate countermeasures by breaking the maritime blockade. Rezaei also said that if the current situation continues, one of Iran's strategic options could be to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. He stated that this move would bring "serious consequences" to the other side.

An advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader stated that Iran's management of the Strait of Hormuz has ended 50 years of insecurity in the Gulf region, and managing the Strait of Hormuz is Iran's "legitimate right" to ensure national security. (CCTV News)