{"id":62445,"date":"2026-04-13T14:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=62445"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:55:18","slug":"china-warns-trump-hands-off-the-strait-of-hormuz-or-else-ghalibaf-mocks-the-threat-of-trump-if-we-are-not-safe-then-no-one-is-safe-in-gulf-ir-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/china-warns-trump-hands-off-the-strait-of-hormuz-or-else-ghalibaf-mocks-the-threat-of-trump-if-we-are-not-safe-then-no-one-is-safe-in-gulf-ir-military\/","title":{"rendered":"China Warns Trump: Hands Off the Strait of Hormuz or Else | Ghalibaf Mocks the Threat of Trump | If We are not Safe then No One is Safe in Gulf | IR Military"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China\u2019s Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun just drew a sharp red line against America.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe have trade and energy agreements with Iran,\u201d he declared. \u201cWe expect others not to interfere in our affairs. The Strait of Hormuz is open to us.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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China has signalled support for Iran and warned against interference, after the United States announced a naval blockade targeting Iranian maritime traffic.<\/p>\n

Responding to the move, China’s defence minister, Dong Jun, said Beijing was commited for peace and stability in the world\u00a0and was “monitoring the situation in the Middle East.”<\/p>\n

“Our ships are moving in and out of the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. We have trade & energy agreements with Iran. We will respect & honour them and expect others not to meddle in our affairs,” he said. “Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, and it is open for us.”<\/p>\n

The comments came after the United States Central Command said its forces would begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports from 10 a.m. ET on 13 April (7:30 p.m. IST), in line with a presidential order.<\/p>\n

CENTCOM said the blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The US forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports, it added.<\/p>\n

Additional information will be provided to commercial mariners through a formal notice prior to the start of the blockade. All mariners are advised to monitor Notice to Mariners broadcasts and contact U.S. naval forces on bridge-to-bridge channel 16 when operating in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz approaches.<\/p>\n

The US move follows failed ceasefire talks between Washington and Tehran in Pakistan.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Early shipping data indicated the announcement disrupted maritime traffic, with limited movement through the strait compared to pre-war levels.<\/p>\n

The blockade could also affect China\u2019s energy supplies. China is the largest buyer of Iranian oil, and any disruption to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz may impact both Iran’s revenue and China’s oil flow.<\/p>\n

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf derided US President Donald Trump’s threat of a naval blockade against Iran, saying such actions would ultimately lead to an increased longing for the days of paying $4-5 for gas.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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In a post on his X account on Sunday night, Qalibaf dismissed Trump\u2019s threats of a naval blockade on Iran, implying that such measures would backfire.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnjoy the current pump figures. With the so-called ‘blockade’, Soon you’ll be nostalgic for $4\u2013$5 gas,\u201d he reminded Americans.<\/p>\n

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