Iran threatens to 'deactivate' US bases in Persian Gulf

IRGC spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari warned Sunday that U.S. military bases in the southern Persian Gulf would be “deactivated” as the U.S. maintained its blockade of Iranian ports and the IRGC enforced its effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Zolfaghari's remarks came around the same time as President Donald Trump urged Iran to make peace and abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions, saying the “clock is ticking.”
“In the past 24 hours, the IRGC Navy did not allow any vessel to pass through the Strait of Hormuz,” Zolfaghari said in a post shared on X.
“In the near future, all U.S. military bases in the southern Persian Gulf will be deactivated,” he warned.
“We will build the New Order,” he said.