Map highlighting the strategic Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Gulf. Photo: Bloomberg
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Wednesday, May 27, that the country’s coastline could become a “graveyard for aggressors” if conflict with the United States resumes, even as Tehran said the likelihood of renewed war remained low.
Mohammad Akbarzadeh, deputy political chief of the IRGC Navy, said Iranian forces remained prepared despite ongoing diplomatic efforts and a fragile ceasefire.
“The possibility of war is low because of the enemy’s weakness, but the armed forces are lying in wait,” he told the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Referring to the coastal stretch between Chabahar and Mahshahr, Akbarzadeh said Iran would respond forcefully to any future attack.
US President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Cabinet as negotiations linked to ending the conflict with Iran remain uncertain following recent US strikes on Iranian targets.
According to AP, Trump hopes a future agreement could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow Washington to argue that Iran’s nuclear capabilities have been significantly weakened.
An adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, however, said Tehran no longer viewed “papers and signatures” as reliable guarantees in any future agreement with the United States.
US Senator Mark Warner criticised Trump over continuing military operations linked to Iran, accusing him of leading the country into another “forever war”.
In a post on X, Warner said the administration’s actions contradicted repeated claims that the conflict was nearing an end.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham questioned Pakistan’s neutrality in ceasefire diplomacy, citing Islamabad’s long-standing hostility towards Israel.
Graham also alleged that Iranian military aircraft were being housed at Pakistani air bases and called for clarity on whether Pakistan would join the Abraham Accords.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that two people were killed and another injured in an Israeli air strike on the southern Lebanese town of Deir Aames in the Tyre district.
Lebanese media said Israeli warplanes carried out a two-stage raid on the town of Breqa in Nabatieh district, destroying two houses without reports of casualties.
Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli raids over recent hours killed at least 31 people and injured 40 others, describing the attacks as “massacres”.
The New York Times, citing Israeli military officials, reported that Israeli troops were operating beyond traditional frontline areas in southern Lebanon as ground operations expanded.
The Israel Defense Forces said a Hezbollah operative was killed while retrieving an unmanned aerial vehicle that allegedly posed a threat to Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
Oil prices retreated on Wednesday after sharp gains in the previous session as markets tracked uncertainty surrounding US-Iran negotiations and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Reuters reported that Brent crude fell 1.43 per cent to USD 98.16 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 1.77 per cent to USD 92.23 a barrel.
Iran reopened Tabriz International Airport after repair work following damage caused during the conflict, according to state broadcaster IRIB.
Iranian media said nearly 20 airports across the country had resumed operations after disruptions linked to the US-Israeli conflict.
Iran’s Consul General in Mumbai, Saeid Reza Mosayeb Motlagh, said inconsistent US decision-making remained a major obstacle to securing a lasting peace agreement in West Asia.
He said shifting policies in Washington continued to complicate negotiations aimed at finalising a truce.
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