A senior Iranian parliamentarian has warned that any US interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a direct violation of the ceasefire, dismissing President Donald Trump\u2019s plan to escort ships through the waterway as \u201cdelusional.\u201d Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament\u2019s foreign policy and national security commission, made the remarks in a social media post on Sunday. \u201cAny American interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the ceasefire,\u201d Azizi wrote. \u201cThe Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf would not be managed by Trump\u2019s delusional posts! No one would believe blame game scenarios!\u201d Azizi\u2019s warning came after Trump announced a plan for US forces to begin escorting ships through the strait on Monday, a waterway that has been largely blocked since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran on February 28. Trump dubbed the maritime operation \u201cProject Freedom,\u201d describing it as a \u201chumanitarian\u201d gesture for crews aboard vessels that may be running low on food and other supplies due to the blockade. He threatened that any interference with the US operation would \u201chave to be dealt with forcefully.\u201d It was not immediately clear which countries the operation would aid or how it would work. Iran has maintained strict controls over the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel launched their unprovoked war on February 28, which included the assassination of Iran\u2019s late Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and strikes on nuclear facilities, schools and hospitals. Tehran has repeatedly stated that it has not closed the strait but has imposed a new regulatory framework requiring all vessels to obtain permission before transiting. Iranian officials argue that the measures are a sovereign right to ensure maritime security in the face of aggression. Iran has warned that it will not allow any ship affiliated with the aggressors or their supporters to exit the Persian Gulf without its permission. While Iran has restricted passage, the United States has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, a move Tehran considers illegal under international law and a violation of the ceasefire brokered by Pakistan in early April. Iranian officials have consistently called the blockade an act of \u201cmaritime piracy\u201d and warned that any attempt to force the strait militarily would be met with a decisive response. Trump claims \u2018positive discussions\u2019 Despite the heightened rhetoric, Trump claimed that the United States was conducting \u201cvery positive discussions\u201d with Iran. His statement made no mention of what Tehran described as a 14-point plan \u201cfocused on ending the war,\u201d which Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Washington had already responded to in a message to Pakistani mediators. \u201cWe are reviewing this and will take whatever response is necessary regarding it,\u201d Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told state television on Sunday. According to Iranian media, Tehran\u2019s 14-point proposal includes withdrawing US forces from nearby areas, lifting the blockade, releasing frozen assets, paying compensation, lifting sanctions, ending the war on all fronts including Lebanon, and creating a new control mechanism for the strait. Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since the cessation of hostilities came into effect on April 8, with only one round of direct peace talks held so far. Earlier on Sunday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps warned Trump that he must choose between \u201can impossible operation\u201d or a \u201cbad deal\u201d with the Islamic Republic. Also on Sunday, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran\u2019s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a warning: \u201cThe US is the only pirate in the world that possesses aircraft carriers. Our ability to confront pirates is no less than our ability to sink warships. Prepare to face a graveyard of your carriers and forces.\u201d Iran has repeatedly stated that regional security can only be ensured by regional countries, without foreign interference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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