伊朗已威胁要在霍尔木兹海峡封锁期间击沉巡逻的美军舰船，并狂妄地声称美国若进行地面入侵将是“极好的”，因为这能让伊朗当局通过绑架人质赚取数十亿美元。
伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队前总司令穆赫辛·雷扎伊周三在国家电视台上嘲讽了特朗普。据法新社报道，他声称对方想当该水道的“警察”，随后吹嘘德黑兰的导弹可以摧毁美国船只。这位身着军装的官员向特朗普发出威胁：“这真的是你的工作吗？这是一个像美国这样强大军队的工作吗？”
目前美军舰船处于待命状态，准备在霍尔木兹海峡封锁线遭到违反时采取行动。雷扎伊称：“你们的这些船只会被我们的首轮导弹击沉，它们给美军制造了巨大的危险。它们绝对会暴露在我们的导弹之下，我们可以摧毁它们。”
作为最高领袖的高级顾问，雷扎伊对伊朗海军已被“彻底歼灭”的说法提出挑战，并问道：“为什么美国不敢穿越霍尔木兹海峡？”他断言，除非自身“权利”得到充分保障，否则德黑兰不会离开该海峡，并誓言规则将由伊朗当局设定而非华盛顿。
他表示：“根据以往的谈判经验，协议必须起草得更加仔细，要更侧重于经济问题。与害怕长期战争的美国不同，伊朗在长期战争方面准备充分且经验丰富。与以往由对方设定条件的谈判不同，现在由伊朗设定前提条件。”雷扎伊誓言他不支持延长脆弱的停火协议，随后又疯狂声称地面入侵对德黑兰有好处，称伊朗会“劫持数千名人质”。
Iran has threatened to sink American ships policing the Strait of Hormuz amid the blockade — and wildly claimed that a US ground invasion would be “great” as it would allow the regime to make billions of dollars snatching hostages.
Mohsen Rezaee, the ex-commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, mocked President Trump on state TV Wednesday — claiming he wants to be the “police” of the waterway before boasting that Tehran’s missiles can take out American vessels, as reported by Agence France-Presse.
“Is this really your job? Is this the job of a powerful army like the US?” the regime stooge, dressed in a military uniform, threatened Trump.
American ships are on standby ready to act if the Strait of Hormuz blockade is violated. @CENTCOM/X
“These ships of yours will be sunk by our first missiles and have created a great danger for the US military. They can definitely be exposed to our missiles and we can destroy them.”
Rezaee, a senior adviser to the supreme leader, challenged claims that Iran’s navy has been “completely obliterated,” posing the question, “Why does the United States not dare to cross the Strait of Hormuz?”
He asserted Tehran would not leave the strait unless its “rights” are fully secured — and vowed it was the regime setting the terms, not Washington.
“Based on past negotiations, agreements must be drafted more carefully, with a stronger focus on economic issues,” he said.
“Unlike the US, which fears prolonged war, Iran is fully prepared and experienced in long-term war.
“Unlike previous talks where the other side set the terms, Iran is now setting the preconditions.”
Rezaee vowed he wasn’t in favor of extending the fragile cease-fire — before wildly claiming a ground invasion would be good for Tehran.
Iranian regime mouthpiece Mohsen Rezaee claimed Trump wants to “police” the Strait of Hormuz. REUTERS
A banner depicting the strait on a building in Tehran. Anadolu via Getty Images
The hardliner claimed Iran “would take thousands of hostages and for each hostage we would get a billion dollars.”
Meanwhile, the Pentagon is sending more than 10,000 extra troops to the Middle East, the Washington Post reported.
Around 6,000 troops are onboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier and its escorting warships and around 4,200 others are set to arrive by the end of the month.
Iranian protesters burning the flags of Israel and the US after the cease-fire was announced. ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA/Shutterstock
The George H.W. Bush will join the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS Gerald Ford, which are already in the Middle East.
Last month, the US was mulling plans to deploy thousands of troops who could potentially be used on the ground — either to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Kharg Island, or safeguard Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
The mass troop deployment comes as reports surface claiming a second round of peace talks in Pakistan is on the horizon.
Talks, which included 21 hours of negotiation, ended last weekend wit
