Iran’s Supreme Leader Adviser Threatens to Sink US Navy Ships

Iran’s Supreme Leader – (Web Desk) – A senior military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader issued a stark warning on Wednesday, threatening to strike and sink American naval vessels in the Strait of Hormuz if the United States attempts to take control of the critical waterway.

The warning comes as Washington has been pushing to establish a stronger military presence in the strait, following weeks of disruption to global shipping during a recent conflict. A fragile two-week ceasefire has temporarily paused the fighting, but tensions remain high.

Mohsen Rezaei, a former top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards who was recently appointed as a military adviser by Supreme Leader Khamenei, openly challenged former President Trump’s intentions during a televised interview.

“Mr. Trump wants to act as the guardian of the Strait of Hormuz — but is that really America’s role?” Rezaei asked. “Is that the purpose of such a powerful military?”

He went further, warning that American ships operating in the region would be highly vulnerable. “Our missiles would strike and sink those vessels with the very first launch,” he said in military uniform on state television. “They are well within our range, and we have the capability to destroy them.”

The remarks have raised fresh concerns about the risk of a direct military confrontation between Iran and the United States in one of the world’s most strategically important and heavily trafficked sea routes.

Long regarded as a hardliner even within the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s ideological army, Rezaei said it would be “great” if the United States launched a ground invasion of Iran as “we would take thousands of hostages and then for each hostage we would get a billion dollars.”

He also added, without giving further details: “I am not in favour of extending the ceasefire at all and this is a personal view.”

A veteran and high-profile figure in Iran, Rezaei headed the Revolutionary Guards from 1981 to 1997.

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