In the past 24 hours, we have heard Iranian military and security officials warning against strikes on the country’s power plants after US President Trump threatened to do so if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
Now, Iran’s National Defence Council issued a statement, saying that any attempt to attack the Iranian coast or islands will cause "all communication lines in the Persian Gulf to be mined".
The only way to pass through the waterway is for countries not involved in the war to coordinate with Iran, it added.
Trump has been mulling the idea of seizing Kharg island, which is located about 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Iran in the northern part of the Gulf. It hosts storage tanks and pumping oil facilities that account for 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports.
Now, Iran’s National Defence Council issued a statement, saying that any attempt to attack the Iranian coast or islands will cause "all communication lines in the Persian Gulf to be mined".
The only way to pass through the waterway is for countries not involved in the war to coordinate with Iran, it added.
Trump has been mulling the idea of seizing Kharg island, which is located about 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Iran in the northern part of the Gulf. It hosts storage tanks and pumping oil facilities that account for 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports.
