The conflict between the United States and Iran is intensifying further. Iran has stated that it is already engaged in a full-scale war with the United States. For more than ten days, the US has continued carrying out strikes against Iran. Iran has warned that if the US continues these attacks, it will launch "9/11-style" attacks against America. The warning has triggered widespread attention. Iran also said that if the war continues in the same manner, the United States may have to observe national days of mourning. The statement was carried by Iran's state-affiliated news agency Tasnim, raising concerns across the world about how the situation could escalate. The war of words between Iran and the United States over the Strait of Hormuz has now escalated into threats of retaliatory attacks. US President Donald Trump warned that if Iran attacks even a single vessel, the United States would destroy bridges and power infrastructure inside Iran. In response, Iran threatened to carry out attacks similar to those of September 11, 2001.
On that day, terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and carried out attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and other targets in the United States. Iran reacted strongly to Trump's latest remarks. A senior Iranian official said that if the United States targets even a single bridge or power plant in Iran, Tehran would completely destroy infrastructure in the region as well as oil facilities that serve US interests. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said that his country follows an "eye for an eye" policy and made it clear that any attack on Iran's infrastructure would be met with an equally severe response. Even as both sides continue exchanging warnings, military activity has intensified. Iran asserted that it has full sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical routes for global oil shipments.
According to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, three oil tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz were intercepted. Iran claimed that one of the vessels exploded and caught fire, while the other two turned back.Meanwhile, President Trump said that what Iran has seen so far is "only the trailer" and that "the real movie is yet to come." Iran has also warned that if its crude oil exports are blocked, it will ensure that no Gulf country is able to export crude oil either. With tensions in the Gulf escalating to levels higher than before, global oil prices are climbing to new highs almost every day.