Khamenei's advisor: Any participation in the siege of Iran will face a response, regardless of geographical restrictions

- Mohammad Mokhber, advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said that any participation in the “siege” on Iran will be considered by the latter as an “act of war” and will respond to it regardless of any geographical restrictions. The official Iranian news agency (IRNA) quoted statements written by an informant through his account on the X platform, in which he said: “The aggressors who seek to harm Iran have heard the echo of their actions in the region, Europe and America.”

He continued: "Any participation today in the hostile siege against Iran is considered an act of war that will be recorded in the historical memory of the people, and its responsibility and consequences, regardless of any geographical restrictions, will fall on all its participants." US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Qatar and Saudi Arabia want to end the war on Iran in a “peaceful way,” but he warned that the United States “remains ready to resume military strikes at any time.”

The US President has been indicating for weeks that the United States may need to escalate the confrontation with Iran to achieve its goal of ensuring that Tehran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. After months of the US naval blockade imposed on Iran, the US military announced that a task force would be formed to strengthen Washington's efforts to prevent Iran from transferring advanced weapons and other sanctioned materials across its land borders and the Caspian Sea.

The US Central Command (Centcom) said in a post on its official account on the “X” platform, on Saturday: “The Commander of the US Central Command directed the establishment of a task force to support the ongoing efforts made by the US government to prevent Iran from using land routes to transport advanced weapons and other materials.” In recent months, the naval blockade imposed by the United States has succeeded in preventing Iran from exporting more than $25 billion worth of crude oil.

Strict enforcement operations continue at sea against all ships entering or leaving Iranian ports, according to Centcom.