US blockade can provoke response from armed forces: IRGC's Dy Political Chief

Iran Herald · April 16, 2026 War

Tehran [Iran], April 16 (ANI): The Deputy Political Chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Thursday warned that continued US naval actions in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, particularly the US blockade of ports of the Islamic Republic, could trigger a military response from its armed forces, as reported by Iranian state media ISNA.