Iran Warns Trump Blockade Will Fail As New Weapon Threat Escalates Tensions | WION

Added: 2026-05-07

[00:00:00]As tensions between America and Iran continue to rise, the Strait of Hormuz is the biggest flash point between the two sides. The strategic waterway has now turned into a battle of blockades with neither side agreeing to dial back.

[00:00:14]And in the latest, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the US naval blockade of Iranian ports is doomed to fail as it would deepen disruptions in the Gulf and fail to achieve its objectives.

[00:00:28]These comments follow, remember, President Trump's warning that the American naval blockade against Iran could last for months. Earlier, the Treasury Secretary Scott Bassett has also said that the US blockade would choke Iranian oil industry leading to revenue losses of up to 170 million dollars per day. However, the sharp comments from the US have now received equally stern responses from the Iranian side.

[00:01:02]Mohsen Rezaee, who's the military advisor to Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, has reiterated Tehran's warning. In an interview to the state television, Rezaee warned that Iran will not tolerate the naval blockade and it will respond if the blockade continues.

[00:01:17]Rezaee also warned against a new round of fighting saying that it could possibly see American ships sunk and its soldiers be killed.

[00:01:27]Iranian Navy Commander Shahram Irani, meanwhile, has shot off a warning to US saying that Tehran will soon confront its enemies with a new weapon that they deeply fear, claiming that it is already nearby. Now, this confrontation, remember, took a fresh twist today after Donald Trump shared a picture of the Strait of Hormuz calling it the Strait of Trump. He posted this image on his Truth Social account with no caption.

[00:01:55]The post came hours after he said that the US naval blockade of Iranian ports will continue until a deal is reached and it may last for months.