Brigadier General Majid Mousavi, commander of Iran’s IRGC Aerospace Force, declared on July 17 that Iran will continue military strikes until calm returns to its southern coast and the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow waterway through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply flows daily.
What Mousavi actually said, and why it matters
Mousavi’s remarks amount to an open-ended commitment to retaliatory strikes against what Iran characterizes as US provocations in the region. Back in June 2026, Mousavi warned that the region would be turned into “hell” if the Strait of Hormuz was destabilized.
Mousavi took command of the IRGC Aerospace Force on June 13, 2025. The broader context is a cycle of US-Iran military confrontations that has included multiple rounds of strikes and retaliatory actions this year.
