Iran's Central Headquarters warns that the continued US blockade warn that this American action is considered an extension of war in the region, IRNA reports

Central Headquarters of the Holy Prophet The United States, in continuing the evil and insecurity in the region and following the implementation of the illegal naval blockade of Iran, has threatened Iranian vessels, commercial ships and tankers in the coastal and territorial waters of our country over the past three days. We warn that this American action is considered an extension of war in the region, and as the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have proven in the field, they will not leave any threat and evil of that country's terrorist army unanswered and will deal with it.