{"id":15927,"date":"2026-03-11T22:07:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/?p=15927"},"modified":"2026-03-11T22:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:37:44","slug":"harsh-statement-by-irans-military-u-s-and-allied-ships-legitimate-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/harsh-statement-by-irans-military-u-s-and-allied-ships-legitimate-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Harsh Statement by Iran\u2019s Military: U.S. and Allied Ships \u2018Legitimate Targets\u2019."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harsh Statement by Iran\u2019s Military: U.S. and Allied Ships \u2018Legitimate Targets\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s military has issued a sharp warning, stating that any vessel belonging to the United States, Israel, or their allies passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz could be targeted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The warning comes as military tensions in the Persian Gulf have sharply escalated, raising concerns about the security of one of the world\u2019s most critical oil transit routes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement broadcast on Iran\u2019s state television, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said that any vessel \u2014 or any ship carrying oil belonging to the United States, Israel, or their \u201chostile allies\u201d \u2014 would be considered a \u201clegitimate target\u201d by Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The statement emphasized that Iran\u2019s armed forces are closely monitoring all maritime movements in this vital waterway.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It further added that Iran\u2019s armed forces will not allow even a single liter of oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The statement also stressed that if this vital passage is closed, responsibility will lie with the conditions created in the region by the United States and Israel, according to Tehran.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harsh Statement by Iran\u2019s Military: U.S. and Allied Ships \u2018Legitimate Targets\u2019. Iran\u2019s military has issued a sharp warning, stating that any vessel belonging to the United States, Israel, or their allies passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz could be targeted. The warning comes as military tensions in the Persian Gulf have sharply escalated, raising […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15935,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15927\/revisions\/15935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}