Iran's Army Vows Readiness After Trump Rejects Hormuz Deal — SkimNews
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- Mohammad Akraminia, Iran's army spokesperson, said on Sunday that Iran's armed forces are fully prepared for confrontation and ready for any renewed U.S. attacks.
- Akraminia warned that the U.S. would suffer greater damage if it launched another attack on Iran.
- Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting, prompting the military statements reported by state media.
- Amir Hatami, Iran's Army Commander-in-Chief, said the war was at 'a critical and decisive stage.'
- Hatami declared Tehran would not accept a situation in which it was unable to trade while foreign powers used the region's strategic waterways.
- Hatami framed the stakes in absolute terms: 'If Iran cannot trade, if Iran cannot live, no one will be able to trade or live,' calling the Strait of Hormuz 'the strait of our dignity and honour.'
Why it matters: By rejecting Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump has chosen escalation over de-escalation in a conflict Iran is now publicly framing as a sovereignty fight over a critical chokepoint. Hatami's 'no one will be able to trade' threat converts Iran's military readiness into explicit leverage over a waterway central to regional shipping, raising the cost of any renewed U.S. strike beyond a purely military exchange.
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