Iran's Army Vows Readiness for Renewed US Attack — SkimNews
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- Mohammad Akraminia, Iran's army spokesperson, said the country's armed forces are fully prepared for renewed U.S. attacks and warned Washington would suffer greater damage if it struck again.
- The declaration came after Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting.
- Amir Hatami, Iran's Army Commander-in-Chief, described the conflict as at a "critical and decisive stage" and framed the Strait of Hormuz as "the strait of our dignity and honour."
- Hatami warned that if Iran is deprived of trade, "no one will be able to trade or live," threatening to bar enemies from the strategic chokepoint while Iranian people are denied commerce.
- Tehran's stance ties continued access to the Strait of Hormuz — a critical global oil transit artery — to Iran's own economic survival, raising the stakes of any renewed military exchange.
Why it matters: By openly tying the Strait of Hormuz to its own ability to trade, Tehran is putting global oil transit on the table as retaliation leverage after Trump rejected its de-escalation offer. Iran's warning that it would block the chokepoint if struck again is a stated escalation signal against the U.S. and any foreign power using the waterway — a posture that raises the cost of any renewed military exchange for Iran's adversaries.
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