Senior Iranian Adviser Calls U.S. Hormuz Role Unjustified and Suspicious

Senior Iranian adviser Mohsen Rezaei criticized U.S. involvement in the Strait of Hormuz, calling Washington’s role in the regional waterway unjustified and suspicious. The statement appeared in a video posted at 7 p.m. Israel time on Saturday, which identified Rezaei as a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei. Rezaei directed his criticism at Washington’s involvement in Hormuz and presented it as interference in a regional waterway. The post did not announce a concrete Iranian military or diplomatic step or set a timetable for further action.