Iran's highest operational command has warned the United States that threats against Iranian commercial vessels and oil tankers will not go unanswered.

The sailors were transferred to an Iranian representative after completing emergency immigration formalities at Karachi Port.

Eleven Iranian ships have so far successfully broken through the US naval blockade, an informed source tells Press TV.

Iran condemns the US attacks on three merchant ships with Indian crew members off the coast of Oman, saying the American “maritime piracy” poses a serious threat to international shipping.

Mohsen Rezaei, advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, says Iran remains committed to diplomacy but will not hesitate to decisively break any naval blockade imposed on the Strait of Hormuz if negotiations fail.

Mohsen Rezaei, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has warned that Trump is betraying diplomacy in favor of war for the third time.

A Japanese analyst warns that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a severe economic crisis for major industrialized nations, underscoring Iran's growing strategic leverage.