Iran says 'new security belt' will stretch across key sea routes

Iran says 'new security belt' will stretch across key sea routes Iran’s Quds Force commander Ismail Qaani says a “new security belt” of allied forces will stretch across some of the world’s most sensitive maritime routes, warning the US and Israel that further attacks will draw a united response. According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, Qaani framed the emerging alignment as a direct answer to Israeli and US military action across the region. “From the Strait of Hormuz to Bab al-Mandab, from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea - there will be a new security belt of resistance. The attacks by Israel and the United States in the region will be met with a response from the united front of resistance.” His remarks sharpen Tehran’s warning that Israel’s widening attacks, backed by Washington, are pushing the confrontation beyond individual fronts and into the region’s vital shipping corridors. The Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab are key chokepoints for global energy and trade, making any escalation there a direct threat to regional stability and international shipping.

Iran’s Quds Force commander Ismail Qaani says a “new security belt” of allied forces will stretch across some of the world’s most sensitive maritime routes, warning the US and Israel that further attacks will draw a united response.

According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, Qaani framed the emerging alignment as a direct answer to Israeli and US military action across the region.

“From the Strait of Hormuz to Bab al-Mandab, from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea - there will be a new security belt of resistance. The attacks by Israel and the United States in the region will be met with a response from the united front of resistance.”

His remarks sharpen Tehran’s warning that Israel’s widening attacks, backed by Washington, are pushing the confrontation beyond individual fronts and into the region’s vital shipping corridors.

The Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab are key chokepoints for global energy and trade, making any escalation there a direct threat to regional stability and international shipping.