The country Washington is bombing is the same one whose waters guard a third of the worlds urea trade, meaning Iran holds the lever that can prevent the global famine this war has made foreseeable.

The IRGC says any new attack on Iran would be met with a response at the “strategic deterrence” level.

Iran’s High Council for Human Rights says the US blockade of Iranian ports and the seizure of a commercial vessel, are a collective punishment against millions of civilians.

Iran holds a clear upper hand after the recent 40-day imposed war, exercising firm control over the Strait of Hormuz, standing its ground on nuclear rights, and keeping unused cards – including NPT membership.

Iran’s central military command warns that the continued naval “piracy, blockade, and banditry” by American forces in the region will be met with a decisive response from the Iranian armed forces.

Decades of sanctions and a terrorist war have forged an Iranian economy that, from the Strait of Hormuz to its domestic industries, is not only enduring but emerging as a fourth center of global power.

Several days ago, the naval force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Crops seized two vessels that were attempting to transit through the Strait of Hormuz with no permit.