Iran on Thursday warned it would retaliate by targeting infrastructure across the region if the US strikes Iranian infrastructure, as tensions between the two countries continued to escalate over the Strait of Hormuz.

According to the semi-official Fars News Agency, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam Al Anbiya Central Headquarters, said Tehran would respond decisively to any attack on its infrastructure.

“Destroy our infrastructure, and we will destroy whatever infrastructure remains in the region,” Zolfaghari said.

He also declared that Iran would “under no circumstances” allow the US, which he described as a foreign and extra-regional power, to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz.

“The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s unbreakable red line,” he said.

Zolfaghari warned that any Iranian response would not be proportionate but would instead be “superior,” adding that retaliation would be “more severe, wider and more destructive than ever.”

The warning comes as Washington and Tehran continue to exchange military strikes despite a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding intended to end the conflict and pave the way for a lasting peace agreement.

Iran vows to resist US intervention

Meanwhile, Iran’s army on Thursday reaffirmed its determination to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz, vowing to resist any US intervention in the strategic waterway.

According to the state-run IRNA news agency, Iranian Army spokesperson Brigadier General Mohammad Akaminia said Tehran would continue to confront “US interference in the region.”

“We will undoubtedly resist until the end and neutralise US interventions in the region,” Akaminia said.

In a post on X, IRNA said the United States had “miscalculated” by believing that strikes on certain Iranian bases would enable it to gain control of the Strait of Hormuz.

The agency asserted that Iran would continue to exercise its “dominance” over the vital maritime corridor regardless of coastlines or islands.