Iran Threatens to Wipe Out Every US Military Base Across the Southern Persian Gulf

Tehran’s top military command warns that American bases in the southern Persian Gulf will be completely shut down as Iran also blocks all ship movement through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s Military Command Issues Stark Warning to Washington

Iran’s armed forces have issued a sharp and direct warning every single American military base sitting in the southern Persian Gulf will be taken out. Ibrahim Zolfagari, the official spokesman of Iran’s central military command, known as “Khatam al-Anbia,” made the threat public on social media platform X.

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“Over the last 24 hours, the IRGC Navy has blocked every vessel from passing through the Strait of Hormuz. In the near future, all American military bases in the southern part of the Persian Gulf will be deactivated,” Zolfagari wrote.

He also pledged that the Islamic Republic’s leadership would establish what he called a “new order” in the region.

Hormuz Blockade Signals Escalating Tensions

The blocking of the Strait of Hormuz one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes marks a sharp escalation in an already volatile standoff. Iran’s IRGC Navy claims full control over the waterway, with no ships allowed through in the past 24 hours. This move directly threatens global energy supplies and puts American naval assets in the region on high alert.

Zolfagari’s statement comes as back-channel diplomatic efforts between Tehran and Washington appear to be hitting serious roadblocks. Iran’s military posture is hardening even as both sides are technically still engaged in negotiations.

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Washington’s Five Conditions Clash with Tehran’s Draft Agreement

On Sunday, Iran’s Fars news agency reported that Washington replied to Tehran’s peace proposal but with five conditions attached. Those conditions include a refusal to pay any war reparations, a refusal to unfreeze even 25 percent of blocked Iranian assets, the removal and handover of 400 kilograms of uranium to the United States, a requirement that only one nuclear facility inside Iran remain operational, and a ceasefire linked directly to the outcome of ongoing talks.

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Every single one of these American conditions directly contradicts the draft agreement Iran had repeatedly sent to Washington. In Iran’s latest version of that document, Tehran proposed an immediate halt to fighting on all fronts, the full lifting of sanctions, the unfreezing of Iranian funds, compensation for war damages, and critically formal recognition of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

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Deep Gap Remains Between Two Sides

The distance between the two sides’ positions could hardly be wider. Iran wants reparations Washington refuses them. Iran wants its frozen assets fully released Washington will not budge beyond a small fraction. Iran wants sovereignty over Hormuz recognized Washington has made no such concession. The gap is not just technical. It reflects two fundamentally different visions of what an end to this conflict should look like.

With Iran blocking the Strait and threatening US bases and Washington holding firm on tough conditions the path toward any ceasefire remains deeply uncertain.

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