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Posted on 04/15/2026 11:24:37 AM PDT by thegagline
Iran's military has threatened to block marine traffic in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Sea of Oman if the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz continues, escalating tensions in an already volatile region and raising alarms about global trade and energy supplies.
***Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, a senior commander in Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned that continued U.S. enforcement actions against Iranian shipping could trigger sweeping retaliation.
"If the aggressive and terrorist America continues its unlawful actions of maritime blockade in the region and creates insecurity for Iranian commercial ships and oil tankers, this action will be considered a prelude to violating the ceasefire, and the powerful Armed Forces of Iran will not allow any kind of export and import to continue in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea," Abdollahi said, NBC News reported. The threat marks a significant escalation following the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports that began earlier this week.
U.S. military officials reported that no vessels were able to pass through the blockade in its first 24 hours, with multiple merchant ships turning back in the Gulf of Oman.
The waterways in question represent some of the most critical global shipping routes, particularly for oil and natural gas.
Any disruption could send shock waves through international markets and drive up energy prices — a concern already weighing on American consumers.
A blockade of the Red Sea would likely involve Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have previously targeted commercial shipping and U.S. interests in the region, The Times of Israel reported.
Such a move could dramatically expand the conflict and threaten maritime security far beyond the Persian Gulf.
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So go ahead and try it.
How are you going to to do that? Kayaks? or blow-up rafts?
“Come back here and get what’s coming to you you yellow bastard! I’ll bite your legs off!”
How and with what? 👉...pow, pow.
What are they going to use for any blockage? Beachballs? Their entire Navy is sitting on the bottom of the sea!
If they are gonna enlist the Houthis, I suspect Saudis, Emirates, and even the Egyptians may come down hard on Yemen, not just the US and Israel.
At this point everyone is sick of Iran’s empty threats.
How do they think they’ll do that? Delusional.
The irony...it burns.
it’s got to be, they have no ships left. Sounds like this guy needs a JDAM dropped on him
Pew pew pew pew pew pew!
Potato guns and spit wads!
I know finger guns drive liberals insane.
I've never seen a public reaction to potato guns and spit wads.
He’s kidding. Right?
“At this juncture, I am wondering if these threats are more for domestic consumption than they are for the United States and Israel.”
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Maybe, I’m wondering how long will the blockade (with Iranian oil not leaving the Iranian ports) have to last before Iran will literally have to vastly scale back their pumping of oil and natural gas.
“...would likely involve Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen...”
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I am a bit surprised that the Saudi’s haven’t
taken care of that little problem already.
**How are you going to to do that? Kayaks? or blow-up rafts?**
Purses.
If they could have…they would have.
The Saudis have to be elated over the destruction of their longtime foe Iran. Iran’s demise makes them the unquestioned leader of the Muslim World and a superpower country.
They will never have any great love for us and especially Israel, but make no mistake Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is giddy these days. The hated Iranians are being destroyed without the Saudis having to do much. The destruction of Iran benefits them enormously!
Looks like we’re getting ready to run out of bubblegum
The fake “cease fire” is over in a couple of days. We will drop your bridges and stop all electricity.
You take your shot, IRGC.
Without electricity. For the whole country.
We can dish it out lots harder than you.
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