Strait of Hormuz
29 April 2023

The IRGC Navy’s commander argued that “the illegitimate presence of the aggressive U.S. and the child-killing Israeli regime in this region has endangered the stability and security of the Persian Gulf”, warning that “in the event any accidents involving these [foreign] vessels, which are primarily nuclear-fueled, the Persian Gulf’s ecosystem could be impacted for decades”.

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