Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Iran Threatens Painful Regional Attacks If US Resumes Action
Iran and the United States are in a serious confrontation.
Iran said it would attack American bases and interests in the region if the United States begins military action again.
Iran also warned nearby countries not to help Washington.
The United States is enforcing a naval blockade around Iranian ports.
The US military said it had redirected 109 commercial ships.
This has created concerns about ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump warned Iran about severe consequences.
Iran said Qatar had carried messages about possible conditions for ending the conflict.
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters threatened attacks on US bases and interests across West Asia if Washington resumes military action.
Iran warned regional countries that support US military action could be treated as participants in the conflict.
US Central Command said it had redirected 109 commercial vessels while enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
The blockade has raised concerns about shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a major energy corridor.
Donald Trump warned Iran of severe consequences but said he might meet President Masoud Pezeshkian at the UN General Assembly.
- Who
- Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the United States, regional countries, President Donald Trump, and Iranian officials including Masoud Pezeshkian and Mohsen Rezaei.
- What
- Iran threatened continuous attacks on US bases and interests if Washington resumes military action, amid a US naval blockade of Iranian ports.
- When
- The warning was issued on Sunday local time; the United States resumed blockade enforcement on July 14, and CENTCOM reported 109 redirected vessels as of September 20.
- Where
- Across US bases and interests in West Asia and around Iranian ports and regional waters.
- Why
- Iran said the threat was in response to possible renewed US military action and warned against regional support for Washington; Tehran also demanded an end to hostilities and the blockade.
Iran’s Position
United States’ Position
Military action
Iran’s Position
Iran says any renewed US military action would trigger attacks on American bases and interests throughout the region.
United States’ Position
The Iranian command claimed Washington was preparing to resume military action, while Trump warned Iran of severe consequences if it did not change course.
Naval blockade
Iran’s Position
Iran’s stated conditions for ending the conflict include lifting the US naval blockade on Iranian ports.
United States’ Position
The United States says it is enforcing the blockade and continuing to facilitate commercial traffic that does not violate the restrictions.
Regional involvement
Iran’s Position
Iran warned regional countries that supporting US military action would make them participants in the conflict and could end Iranian restraint.
United States’ Position
The article says Washington has backing from some regional countries, according to the Iranian military command’s claim.
- Iranian military command
- Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters issued the warning in a statement carried by IRNA.
- Threatened response
- Iran said US bases and interests in the region could face continuous, effective and painful attacks.
- US blockade
- The United States resumed enforcement of its naval blockade on maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports on July 14.
- Redirected vessels
- US Central Command said its forces had redirected 109 commercial vessels as of September 20.
- Shipping concern
- The confrontation has raised concerns about traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iranian conditions
- Mohsen Rezaei said Iran conveyed demands including an end to hostilities, release of frozen Iranian funds and lifting the blockade through Qatari mediation.
- Possible meeting
- Donald Trump said he might meet Masoud Pezeshkian during the UN General Assembly in New York.