Iran has insisted that United States military ships will never be\nallowed to enter the Gulf \u201cunder any circumstances\u201d. The statement comes\namid rising threats from the US and Israel over the possibility of fresh\nattacks on Iran.<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump, speaking at a midterm election campaign\nevent for the Republican Party in Florida on Friday (23 October),\nsuggested the US might launch a new military operation against Iran if\nTehran did not agree to settle the conflict through negotiations.<\/p>\n
Separately, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said Washington could\nlaunch another attack on Tehran as early as this weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will not allow US military ships to be in the Persian Gulf under\nany circumstances, at any time,\u201d said Ali Abdollahi, chief of staff of\nIran\u2019s Armed Forces, in his latest statement, as reported by Iranian\nstate television and cited by AFP on Saturday (24 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Abdollahi then said Trump was \u201cdreaming\u201d if he wanted to see US\nforces enter the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe US president may dream of seeing his Armed Forces enter the\nPersian Gulf. But he will take that dream with him to the grave,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Since the war erupted in late February, Iranian forces have\nrestricted shipping activity in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway\nfor global energy supplies and a gateway to the Gulf region.<\/p>\n
In retaliation, the US has imposed a maritime blockade on Iranian\nports and vessels.<\/p>\n
Tehran requires ships to obtain permission before transiting the\nstrait and has repeatedly targeted vessels attempting to pass through\nthe southern route near Oman\u2019s coast. Iran often refers to that route as\n\u201cillegal\u201d.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that several\noil tankers attempting to use the \u201cillegal route\u201d through the Strait of\nHormuz had struck naval mines in recent days.<\/p>\n
In the latest incident on Friday (23 October), the IRGC said two\nsupertankers carrying more than 4.5 million barrels of oil had been\nabandoned at sea by their crews after hitting mines in the strategic\nwaterway.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tensions-escalate-as-iran-bars-us-military-ships-from-the-gulf-1792831908", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }