Iran warns of military response if US tightens maritime blockade
Iran's parliament speaker says Tehran will respond militarily if the US intensifies its maritime blockade.
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AIIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that his country will respond with military action if the United States tightens its maritime blockade against Iran.
According to the Fars News Agency, Brigadier General Alireza Elhami, commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, said that new domestically produced air defense systems, with no known foreign equivalent, are being developed and will soon enter production.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) recently announced that it had detected and destroyed an MQ-9 drone using its advanced air defense system, which operates under the country's unified air defense network.