Iranian Official: US Military Reopening of Hormuz a Dream Trump Will Take to Grave

Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, Assistant Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), stated the United States could not militarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He underscored an Iranian consensus to protect this strategic waterway and enforce its administration. Javani asserted that U.S. President Donald Trump "will take the dream of reopening the Strait of Hormuz through military action with him to the grave," confirming all Iranian officials agree on protecting the strait. He clarified Iranian armed forces fully control the strait, leveraging the geopolitical position of the Gulf, Hormuz, and the Sea of Oman. He added that this policy enjoys broad public support; Iranians not only endorse control but deem it a top priority. The Iranian official criticized President Trump's remarks on destroying Iran, affirming the Iranian people and international community would not forget his threats to annihilate a civilization spanning millennia. He considered it misguided for Trump to think he could retaliate by targeting Iranian infrastructure and denying energy. Javani warned any American targeting of Iranian infrastructure would lead to broad repercussions for regional energy security. He declared, "leaders in America, Europe, and regional countries must realize that if the U.S. military makes this strategic mistake, everyone must bid farewell to energy in the region," emphasizing Tehran's "Energy for all or none" policy. This follows Iran's prior declaration of closing the Strait of Hormuz until U.S. intervention in the region ceases, amid an exchange of strikes between Washington and Tehran. Navigation through the strait reportedly dwindled to its lowest levels after this announcement.