Iran Warns Against Oil Exports Disruption Amid Escalating Middle East Tensions; Trump Retaliates with Stronger Threats

Tehran. Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Iran's powerful military force, the Revolutionary Guards, has issued a warning that has startled the world. Iran has declared that if the aerial and missile attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran do not cease, not a single liter of oil will be exported from the Middle East.

This warning from Iran is specifically targeted at the Strait of Hormuz waterway, through which 20 percent of the world's total oil supply is transported. Immediately following Iran's threat, US President Donald Trump responded with an even harsher counter-threat.

Trump warned that if Iran attempts to stop the flow of oil, the US will launch an attack 20 times more powerful than any it has conducted so far. He threatened to annihilate Iran and anyone assisting it so severely that they would never recover. Trump claimed that significant damage has already been inflicted on Iran's military capabilities and even predicted that this war would end before his anticipated four-week deadline.

Iran has signaled its refusal to yield to the US and Israel by appointing Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader. Iranian officials dismissed Trump's statement as "nonsense" and stated that they would determine how the war ends.

In this intense conflict that began at the end of February, at least 1,332 Iranian citizens have lost their lives so far, with thousands injured.

Israel aims to overthrow the current regime in Iran, while the US has adopted a strategy to destroy Iran's nuclear program and missile capabilities. However, Trump has indicated that the war will not stop until a government favorable to him is established in Iran.