Foreign Affairs: Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was a “red line” that could not be crossed, warning that if US President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to attack Iranian infrastructure, Iran would attack all infrastructure across the Persian Gulf region.
According to Reuters published on July 16, 2026, the United States launched a fifth attack on Wednesday night and reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports, which Washington said was aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz after it was closed by Iran last Saturday after a fragile ceasefire collapsed.
After the first attack on Wednesday night, Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf “We are in a major and existential war with the US,” the statement said.
Iranian military spokesman Major General Mohammad Akraminia said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz, which used to transport about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas before the war, is a “red line” for Iran, which it still firmly controls.
“The Americans think that by attacking some of our bases on the country’s southern coast, they can control the strategic strait,” Akraminia said. “However, the Islamic Republic of Iran is capable of controlling the Strait of Hormuz from all points of its territory, and this issue has never depended on the coasts and islands.”
Translated by Nay Tola
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