The Iranian official threatened retaliation against allegations of oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz and a possible US attack.
Iranian official Rezai claimed that the USA was managing oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz and stated that in case of a possible attack, US assets and technological infrastructure in the region would be targeted.
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The tension between Iran and the USA continues over strategic control and oil shipment in the Strait of Hormuz.
Rezai made a statement on the subject to Press TV, Iran's English-language state television channel.
Claiming that CENTCOM Commander Cooper "manages oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz by using the UAE army," Rızai said, "They use 5-6 small boats to transfer oil to large tankers. We shoot 5-6 of them every night." he said.
Rizai also said about US President Donald Trump's statements that the Strait of Hormuz is open: "You are smuggling, but the control of the Strait of Hormuz is in Iran." he said.
Emphasizing that the USA will use his country's "new capabilities" in a new attack against Iran, Rızai said, "We have not yet added the valuable assets of the USA in the UAE to our target list. If there is an attack, most of the cables, data centers and artificial intelligence facilities in the region will be destroyed. The value of these elements in the region is over 2 trillion dollars." made his assessment.
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