IRGC Navy Commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri Threatens to “Shut Down” the Strait of Hormuz

IRGC Navy Commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said in an April 6, 2024 interview on the Arabic-language Mayadeen TV (Lebanon) that Iran’s neighbors should know that it will not accept them having “Zionist lackeys” in their countries. He said that while Iran is not interested in shutting down the Strait of Hormuz at the moment, if its neighbors do not reconsider their positions and if they act in “provocative ways,” this might become a “different issue.” Admiral Tangsiri added that if “something bad" happens to Iran, “the place they came from will cease to exist.”