In the event of a land invasion, Iran threatens to target navigation in the Red Sea

Iran by targeting Navigation in The Red Sea, the vital passage for oil and other goods heading to the Suez Canal, in the event that the United States launches a ground invasion, an unnamed military official told local media on Wednesday.
Tasnim news agency quoted the official as saying: "If the enemy tries to launch a ground operation on Iranian islands or any other place on our territory, or if he seeks to inflict losses on Iran through naval maneuvers in the Gulf and the Sea of ​​Oman, we will suddenly open other fronts.".
He added that "The Bab al-Mandab Strait is one of the most important strategic straits in the world, and Iran has the will and ability to pose a real and effective threat against it.".

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