A woman and a boy walk past a nationalist mural in Tehran on April 21, 2026, against the backdrop of a ceasefire in the region. Photo Atta Kenare / AFP A woman and boy walk past a nationalistic mural, in Tehran on April 21 2026, amid a ceasefire in the region. With the end of a two-week ceasefire approaching, the White House said US Vice President was ready to return to Pakistan for fresh negotiations to end a conflict that has sent crude soaring and revived inflation fears. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /
The command of the Iranian armed forces on Saturday threatened the United States with a military response if the American blockade of Iranian ports persists, denouncing the actions as "piracy."
"If the American armed forces continue their blockade and persist in their acts of banditry and piracy in the region, they should know that they expose themselves to retaliation from the powerful Iranian armed forces," said the command, Khatam al-Anbiya, as quoted by state television. "We are ready and determined, and we are monitoring the actions and movements of our enemies," it added.
The command of the Iranian armed forces on Saturday threatened the United States with a military response if the American blockade of Iranian ports persists, denouncing the actions as "piracy."
"If the American armed forces continue their blockade and persist in their acts of banditry and piracy in the region, they should know that they expose themselves to retaliation from the powerful Iranian armed forces," said the command, Khatam al-Anbiya, as quoted by state television. "We are ready and determined, and we are monitoring the actions and movements of our enemies," it added.
