With tensions between the US and Iran at a boiling point, the Iranian consulate general in Mumbai has called attention to the West Asian country's leverage over the Strait of Hormuz.
The consulate wrote on X, 'Bro forgot that even after 'smashing fleets', control of the Strait of #Hormuz decides the game.'
The US military has begun blocking all ships entering or leaving Iranian ports, following the collapse of high-stakes peace talks in Islamabad.
The consulate referenced the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988), when the region saw what became known as the “Tanker War,” during which both Iran and Iraq targeted oil shipments in the Persian Gulf to weaken each other economically.
The Strait of Hormuz remained technically open but highly dangerous due to repeated attacks, mine threats, and naval clashes.
The consulate took a jab at Trump’s claims that the Iranian navy was a ghost of its former self, posting a video montage showing a rapid-fire edit of Iranian missiles screaming into the sky and swarms of fast-attack boats slicing through waves.
The consulate concluded, 'Abhi toh sirf trailer hai, picture abhi baaki hai (This is just the trailer; the movie is yet to come).'
