Iran's Revolutionary Guard: "Strict Response to Warships"... Iranian President Also Criticizes

IRGC Asserts Control Over Strait of Hormuz

Iranian President Holds Phone Call With Putin

Criticizes U.S. "Double Standards" for Breakdown in Talks

Trump Orders Counter-Blockade of Strait of Hormuz

Press center set up in Islamabad, Pakistan, where the first US-Iran ceasefire talks took place. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

U.S. President Donald Trump implemented a "counter-blockade" measure in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iran to warn of military retaliation, asserting its control over the strait.

According to Al Jazeera on the 12th (local time), Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement saying, "The Strait of Hormuz remains open to civilian vessels, but we will respond strictly to warships."

Prior to this statement, the IRGC declared, "All ship passage through the Strait of Hormuz is under the complete control of Iranian military authorities," adding, "Should our adversaries make even a single miscalculation, the strait will become a deadly vortex that swallows them whole."

This response came after President Donald Trump announced the immediate blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and said that any vessel which has paid transit fees to Iran would be intercepted in international waters. President Trump declared the blockade of the strait on the social network Truth Social following the breakdown of ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran.

After only confirming differences during their first face-to-face negotiations with the United States, Iran made it clear it would not relinquish its initiative. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also blamed the United States for the breakdown of the talks.

That day, President Pezeshkian, in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, stated, "The biggest obstacle to reaching a fair agreement with the United States is America's double standards and hegemonic attitude."

He further emphasized, "Iran is fully prepared to reach a balanced and fair agreement that guarantees lasting peace and security in the region," and added, "If the United States abides by the framework of international law, reaching an agreement is by no means impossible."

Meanwhile, from the previous day until the early morning of the 12th, Iran and the United States held their first ceasefire talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, for about 21 hours, but the negotiations ended without agreement.

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