The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that oil exports from the Middle East could be halted if the United States and Israel continue attacks against Iran.
Ali Mohammad Naeini, spokesman for the IRGC, said Iran would not allow “even a single liter of oil” to be exported from the region as long as attacks by the United States and Israel persist.
Addressing U.S. President Donald Trump, Naeini warned that if Washington and its allies continue military actions against Iran, oil exports from the region could be stopped for hostile parties and their partners.
He added that trade during wartime is subject to security considerations.
“The option to expand the war is in our hands,” Naeini said. “There will either be security for everyone or insecurity for everyone.”
The remarks come after Trump warned earlier that Iran would face harsher consequences if oil exports from the Middle East were disrupted.
Trump said a day earlier that the United States had inflicted serious damage on Iran’s military forces and added that the conflict could end much sooner than the four weeks he had previously predicted.
