Iran Vows Hormuz Closure, More Attacks After US Strikes

Iran warned Wednesday that it will close the Strait of Hormuz and fight to maintain control of the strategic waterway if the United States launches additional attacks, as Tehran and Washington exchanged fresh military strikes that further unraveled a fragile ceasefire.

An informed Iranian security source told the state-run Press TV that Tehran has adopted a new military doctrine following developments over the past 48 hours.

"Following any strike against Iran, two immediate actions will be taken: first, the Strait of Hormuz will be completely closed to all maritime traffic; and second, Iran will strike enemy targets at a ratio of at least two to one, meaning that for every Iranian target hit, at least two enemy targets will be struck in return," the source said.

"The memorandum of understanding signed on this matter clearly states that Iran will reopen the Strait in accordance with its own arrangements. Therefore, Iran will not permit the establishment of any new route outside the framework of its own arrangements," the source added.

The source also warned President Donald Trump 

 

against further military action.

"Any threat will receive a powerful response. Iran does not distinguish between the United States and its partners in the region," the source told Press TV.

"Trump will gain nothing from these recent threats, but he will certainly lose both the Strait of Hormuz and the negotiations over a final agreement. The choice is now his."

The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, is one of the world's most important energy chokepoints, with roughly one-fifth of global oil shipments passing through the narrow waterway.

The renewed fighting followed a series of attacks by Iran on commercial vessels moving through the strait.

The latest escalation threatens to reopen a conflict that had briefly paused after Washington and Tehran reached an interim memorandum of understanding aimed at reducing hostilities and moving toward broader negotiations.

The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iran Wednesday after Trump declared the ceasefire agreement had collapsed. Speaking during his trip to the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump said the interim agreement intended to halt the fighting was "over."

"As far as I'm concerned, it's over," Trump told reporters, while indicating diplomatic contacts could continue but expressing frustration with Tehran's actions.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it responded by launching missiles and drones against what it described as 85 U.S. military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait, including facilities associated with the U.S. Fifth Fleet and Ali Al Salem Air Base. The IRGC also claimed it shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone.

Those claims could not immediately be independently verified.

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned that "the source of any support for the aggressor U.S. army to violate the sovereignty and territory of Islamic Iran will be a legitimate target for the armed forces."

The military command also declared that "the only safe route for commercial ships and oil tankers ... is the path designated by Iran," adding that Tehran "will not allow any interference in the management of the Strait."

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf accused Washington of repeatedly violating the memorandum of understanding.

"Major MOU violations by the US: [1.] Violating Iranian adjustments in the Strait, [2.] Reinstating oil sanctions, [3.] Attacks on southern Iran, [4.] Continued Zionist aggression on Lebanon," Qalibaf said.

"The era of bullying and extortion is over. It leads nowhere. We don't fold."

The Trump administration had not publicly responded to Iran's latest threat to close the Strait of Hormuz as of Wednesday night. Newsmax reached out to the White House for comment.

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