"The integrated front of resistance has a powerful and effective presence throughout the region and is waiting for the enemies of humanity,” Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani said in a social network post.
“The US and the Zionist regime should remember how they fled empty-handed from the heroic Yemen, Bab-el-Mandeb, and the Red Sea,” he added.
“Now, they will also leave the region without any achievements,” the IRGC general stated.
His comments came after US President Donald Trump said the US Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.
But CENTCOM said this would only target ships going to or from Iranian ports. CENTCOM also said that international vessels not going to or from Iran would have freedom of navigation to transit the strait.
The US military said it will begin blockading Iranian ports on Monday at 14:00 GMT.