Iran warns US over Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said on Thursday that any US "intervention" in the Strait of Hormuz would draw a "swift and decisive" response from Iran's armed forces.

The headquarters said the Strait of Hormuz was "not a playground for the aggressive United States" but "territory under the sovereign authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

It said all oil tankers and commercial vessels must use routes designated by Iran when transiting the strait, warning that any vessel that failed to follow Iran's navigation protocols would face an "immediate and powerful" response.

The headquarters also said continued flights by US manned and unmanned aircraft over the Strait of Hormuz threatened security in the waterway and the wider region.