Iran threatens US with attacks on warships

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Iranian army threatens to attack US forces

The US government wants to free ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. A German minehunter has set off for the Mediterranean. All developments in the news blog.

In a statement, the Iranian army announced that it would attack United States forces if they entered the Strait of Hormuz. If US Navy ships attempt to transit the waterway, the Iranian army will respond “with military force,” the statement said.

The military also threatened to attack merchant ships if they did not coordinate their passage through the bottleneck with Iran.

With a view to a possible deployment to secure the Strait of Hormuz, the German Navy’s minehunting boat “Fulda” set off from the Kiel-Wik naval base towards the Mediterranean on Monday (2 p.m.).

According to the Federal Ministry of Defense, the relocation is used for advance stationing. An operation in the Strait of Hormuz requires a mandate from the Bundestag. If the parliamentarians agree, the ship would be closer to the place of operation.

The “Fulda” will be removed from a NATO mission in the North and Baltic Seas and will initially be integrated into a NATO mine defense unit in the Mediterranean. On Sunday, Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) called on his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghtschi to “immediately release” the strait, which is important for oil trade and has been effectively blocked since the beginning of the US-Israeli war against Iran.

The British Maritime Authority (UKMTO) reports an incident 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. A tanker was hit by unknown projectiles while in transit, reports the
Authority with. The entire crew is safe.

Following the announcement of a US mission to escort ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian official has warned against US interference in the strait. “Any American interference in the new maritime regulations in the Strait of Hormuz will be viewed as a violation of the ceasefire,” said the chairman of the Iranian parliamentary committee on national security, Ebrahim Asisi, on Monday on the online service X. Read more here.