Iran's military says no port in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman will remain safe if its ports are threatened, Iranian state broadcaster reported on Monday, citing a statement by Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari.
The threat comes as the US military says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas, after talks in Islamabad over the weekend failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East.
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