China will not tolerate US blockade attempts, Iranian adviser warns

Military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mohsen Rezaei has warned that China and other oil-importing countries would not tolerate any US attempt to block commercial shipping and oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran International reports.

“If they want to block the passage of commercial ships and oil tankers, this will not only increase tensions in the oil market, but oil buyers such as China will not tolerate the situation,” Rezaei said.

He added that Iran would consider such a blockade an act of war.

The former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned the United States against such actions, stating: “I advise the US army to retreat before the Sea of Oman becomes a graveyard for their ships.”

By Jeyhun Aghazada