Iran warns it will hit US bases if Hormuz ship escorts continue

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have threatened to attack US bases if the US continues escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran considers the Strait of Hormuz under its control and attacks unauthorised ships, while the US military has increased its escorting duties.

The US has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports to pressure Iran economically, amid stalled negotiations.

TEHRAN, Oct 22 — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday threatened to strike American bases across the Middle East if the US military continues to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

“The US military must know that if this trend continues, the conflict will extend to its bases in the region,” the Guards, the ideological arm of Iran’s military, said in a statement on their Sepah News website.

“This is a serious warning,” they added.

Iran claims control over Hormuz, a strategic shipping route through which one-fifth of the world’s oil supplies passed before war broke out in February.

It regularly attacks ships that attempt to navigate the strait without its authorisation.

But the US military has been escorting vessels through the waterway in increasing numbers, with Iran responding by stepping up attacks.

Four ships were hit in the area overnight as they attempted to pass through the wider Gulf, Iranian forces said on Thursday.

Washington has also been maintaining a naval blockade on Iranian ports in an attempt to squeeze the country’s economy, while negotiations to end the conflict are deadlocked.

Hormuz, bordered to the north by Iran and to the south by Oman, is only about 30 kilometres (19 miles) wide at its narrowest point and is a critical route for ships carrying oil and gas from energy-rich Gulf countries. — AFP

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伊朗认为霍尔木兹海峡在其控制之下，并对未经授权的船只进行攻击，而美国军方则加强了护航任务。

由于谈判陷入僵局，美国对伊朗港口实施海上封锁，以在经济上向伊朗施压。

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“这是一个严肃的警告，”他们补充道。

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它经常攻击未经其授权试图通过海峡的船只。

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伊朗军方周四表示，四艘船只在夜间试图穿越更广阔的波斯湾时遭到袭击。

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