Iran Warns of Firm Response if Israel Acts Against Its Oil Shipments

Brigadier General Amir Hatami said Iran has the military capabilities to confront any Israeli intervention, and said the international community would also not accept such action.

Hatami said such confrontation would be considered as “piracy” and warned that “if it happens, we will firmly respond.”

“Certainly, if they (the Israelis) have such an intention, the issue would constitute piracy and an [instance of] international insecurity," he told IRNA.

“The Iranian Armed Forces have certainly the capabilities to protect the country’s shipping lines in the best way against any possible threat,” Hatami said.