An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has warned that Tehran could widen the ongoing Middle East conflict to the Indian Ocean if the United States launches further attacks.
Yahya Rahim Safavi, speaking in a video released by Iran’s Fars news agency, said: “Since the conflict has spread from the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea, it is possible that, in response to more war, the front will expand even further, reaching the Indian Ocean and perhaps beyond.”
The warning comes amid heightened tensions following US-Israeli strikes earlier this year, which triggered Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global oil and gas shipments.
Meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthi rebels, backed militarily by Iran, have tightened control of the Red Sea coastline and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a strategic chokepoint linking Asia and Europe via the Suez Canal.
Iran denies direct involvement in the Yemen war but continues to support the Houthis.
Thursday’s statement marks the first time an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader has explicitly mentioned the Indian Ocean, where the US and Britain maintain a strategic military base at Diego Garcia, nearly 4,000 kilometers from Iran.
Officials from both countries met in New York this week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in efforts to de-escalate the conflict.
Iran has demanded the lifting of economic sanctions and the release of frozen assets abroad as conditions for ending hostilities.In a separate interview with AFP, Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebi also highlighted the need to resolve the war in Yemen as part of broader peace efforts.
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