Iran · 01 September, 2026 · 2 min read
Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Warns of Military Response to U.S. Naval Blockade
Ghalibaf said Iran would retaliate militarily if the US tightens the naval blockade. Ghalibaf described the blockade as a military action under international law.
Civilian hardship versus oil-export mechanics.
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Euronews
“paralysing Iran’s trade, driving 70% inflation and pushing families into survival mode.”Read the original ↗
Reuters
“a U.S. naval blockade succeeds where years of sanctions failed by cutting off one of Tehran's main sources of foreign-currency earnings.”Read the original ↗
Euronews and Reuters frame the blockade’s effects differently. Euronews highlights hardship; Reuters quantifies stalled exports and reserves pressure.
Blockade met with threats
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that his country would respond militarily if the Americans tighten the naval blockade on it, describing the U.S. naval blockade as “a military war.”
“the U.S. naval blockade means a military war”
Ghalibaf said the “enemy” has turned to economic warfare after failing in war and diplomacy, and he reiterated that Iran has not relinquished and will not relinquish its control over the Strait of Hormuz.
The warning came days after a U.S. air strike that Washington said targeted missile launch platforms carrying marine mines on Qeshm Island, and Tehran responded with missile strikes claiming to have targeted two military bases in Jordan.
In a separate report, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned, “If the US blockade is strengthened, we will definitely respond militarily,” as the U.S. increases military and economic pressure on Tehran.
Foreign ministry and strikes
Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned a U.S. military strike targeting parts of Hormuz Island, accusing the U.S. military of “violating Iran's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
The ministry said the attack “resulted in the martyrdom and injury of a number of steadfast defenders of our homeland and our beloved citizens, and damage to public and private property.”
In response to what it called “military aggression,” the Foreign Ministry said the Iranian Armed Forces delivered “extensive defensive strikes targeting American military bases stationed in Jordan.”
The ministry also warned that “We will respond firmly to any act of aggression by the enemy in the appropriate manner,” while stating that the United States and its allies bear responsibility for the consequences of what it described as new American aggressive actions and the ongoing naval blockade and economic war against Iran.
Economic pressure and oil
Reuters reported that for the first time on record, Iran has gone about seven weeks without shipping meaningful crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz, saying a U.S. naval blockade succeeds where years of sanctions failed by cutting off one of Tehran’s main sources of foreign-currency earnings.R
“For the first time on record, Iran has gone about seven weeks”
Reuters said that since the U.S. reinstated its blockade on Iran on July 14, no Iranian crude cargoes have successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz to China, according to Kpler, Vortexa and TankerTrackers.com.R
Reuters added that Iran loaded about 220,000 to 255,000 barrels per day of crude oil and condensate in August, down from roughly 740,000 bpd in July and about 2 million bpd in March.R
In parallel, the Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that if the enemy intends to prevent Iran from exporting oil from the Persian Gulf, “no one will be able to export oil,” framing the blockade as a military act under international law.