‘We’ll sink your ships’: Mojtaba Khamenei's adviser issues stark warning to US over Hormuz blockade

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Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, warned Wednesday that Iran would sink US vessels in the Strait of Hormuz if the US attempts to police the waterway. Rezaei, a former Revolutionary Guards commander, stated Iranian missiles could destroy American ships. This follows Iran's shipping disruptions during six weeks of conflict, now paused under a two-week ceasefire. Tensions remain high over the strategic waterway critical for global oil and gas transit.

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