The spokesperson of the Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbia stated that if the continuation of “evil, insecurity and interference” toward Iranian ships and a maritime blockade by the United States continues, the strikes by armed forces against American military vessels in the region will be more severe than before and there is also the possibility of their expansion.

Earlier, an IRIB reporter had reported that the sounds heard in Jask and Qeshm were due to the “punishment of noncompliant vessels” in the Strait of Hormuz and that no explosions had occurred in these areas.

This comes while on Saturday evening, Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of War, had said that if the Iranian government fires at American ships, the United States will destroy and sink Iran’s oil tankers.