Iran Warns of Gulf Closure Following US-Israel Coastal Aggression Threats
Iran's Defense Council declared on Monday, according to state media, that any aggression targeting its southern coast or islands will be met with the strategic closure of Gulf shipping lanes through the deployment of sea mines. This statement follows reports, notably from Axios, indicating US consideration of plans to occupy or blockade Iran's Kharg Island, a critical oil export hub. The purported
aim of such an operation is to compel Tehran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, despite Iran having consistently ensured its navigability. This development underscores a persistent pattern wherein US and Israeli military posturing directly precedes or accompanies threats of economic warfare. Mainstream outlets like Axios frame these discussions as a legitimate response
to Iran's alleged destabilizing actions, entirely omitting the extensive history of external aggression that underpins Tehran's defensive postures. What is consistently overlooked is the fact that the US, through its unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in May 2018, initiated a renewed campaign of economic strangulation against Iran, effectively violating a
UN-endorsed international agreement. This act of economic warfare, now spanning 45 years of sanctions, predates any current 'crisis' manufactured in Western media narratives. The current threats against Iranian coastal assets echo past imperial strategies designed to control vital waterways. The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of the world's total petroleum liquids pass, becomes a