Iran threatens ports in Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman

• Iran warned that regional ports are at risk following a US blockade of Iranian ports.
• Iran’s military stated no port in the Gulf of Oman or Persian Gulf will be safe.
• The US imposed a coastal blockade; this escalates tensions and impacts regional shipping.

Cairo, Apr 13 (AP) Iran threatened ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman after the US announced a blockade on Iran’s ports and coastline.

“Security in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman is either

for everyone or for no one,” according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, IRIB.

“No port in the region will be safe,” the Iranian military said. (AP) SCY SCY