Iran's armed forces chief of staff and commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, General Abdollahi, said the country will not allow “under any circumstances” rusting US warships to re-enter the Persian Gulf, according to the Middle East Eye.

In remarks carried by Press TV, Abdollahi said Iran's armed forces had rendered the US Navy ineffective, to the point that it is no longer capable of approaching the waters around the Persian Gulf or Iran's territorial waters.