Major-General Ali Abdollahi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters, has warned foreign navies against entering the Strait of Hormuz to escort commercial vessels, Al Jazeera reports.

He also said the “criminal leaders and terrorist army of the United States” have “put the security of global trade and economy at risk”.

“Supporters of the evil America should be careful and do not do anything that will lead to irreparable regret,” he was quoted as saying by Fars.

He said the US’s move to “disrupt the current situation will have no result other than complicating the situation and jeopardising the security of vessels” in the Strait of Hormuz.