Iran vows to block U.S. interference in Hormuz management as Trump says “reinstating” blockade

TEHRAN/AMMAN, July 13– Iran’s main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said Monday the country will in no way let the United States interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.

“The U.S. adventurism” has “seriously jeopardized the security of the region, international trade and passage of oil tankers,” Ebrahim Zolfaghari, the headquarters spokesman, said in a video message carried by Iranian media.

“We do not and will not, under any circumstance, allow the United States to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz,” Zolfaghar said, adding the Iranian armed forces remain ready to respond.