Kazem Gharibabadi
ON THE RECORD · 18 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“The Strait of Hormuz is closed,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-29 · reported 2026-08-30
Kazem Gharibabadi stated that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and requires coordination with Iran for passage.
“Implementing this understanding requires the other side, particularly the US, to fulfil its commitments. Whenever these commitments are implemented, Iran will also take its measures,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-29 · reported 2026-08-30
Kazem Gharibabadi outlined the conditions necessary to implement a maritime understanding reached with Oman.
“No one except Iran knows the location of these mines,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-26 · reported 2026-08-26
Gharibabadi said the strait remains closed and dismissed Trump's claim that all mines had been cleared.
“only aimed at calming the markets”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-26 · reported 2026-08-26
Gharibabadi dismissed Trump's comments about mine clearance as being only aimed at calming the markets.
“Just as Trump correctly wrote the name of the eternal Persian Gulf, his delusion regarding the Strait of Hormuz will soon either be corrected, or we will correct this deluded man’s delusions for him,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Kazem Gharibabadi responded on social media to Donald Trump's depiction of the Strait of Hormuz as American territory.
“These confessions must be recorded and preserved for the day of reckoning and trial of these criminals,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-17 · reported 2026-08-17
Gharibabadi posted on X about Ben-Gvir's comments, saying they should be preserved as evidence.
“Iran neither fears threats nor is intimidated by displays of force,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Gharibabadi's response to Trump's claim over the Strait of Hormuz.
“The Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian; this strait will only be closed and opened under Iran’s command, and as long as you do not accept the reality of defeat and cease your fanciful delusions, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Gharibabadi insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains under Iranian control and that the blockade would continue.
“cannot be seized with a tweet, an aircraft carrier, an executive order, or a campaign speech.”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Gharibabadi responded to Trump's claim over the Strait of Hormuz.
“This strait will only be closed and opened under Iran’s command,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-15 · reported 2026-08-15
Gharibabadi continued that the strait will only be closed and opened under Iran's command.
“cannot be seized by tweet, nor by aircraft carrier, nor by issuing an order, nor by an election speech.”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-14 · reported 2026-08-15
Iran's deputy foreign minister wrote on X rejecting Trump's claim about the Strait of Hormuz.
“the Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian.”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-15 · reported 2026-08-15
Gharibabadi asserted that the Strait of Hormuz has been, is, and will remain Iranian.
“Iran neither fears threats nor cowers before displays of power.”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-15 · reported 2026-08-15
Gharibabadi insisted on X that Iran neither fears threats nor cowers before displays of power.
“strategic and heavy defeats”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-15 · reported 2026-08-15
Gharibabadi claimed the U.S. has suffered strategic and heavy defeats.
“The Strait of Hormuz cannot be seized by tweet, nor by aircraft carrier, nor by issuing an order, nor by an election speech,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-08-15 · reported 2026-08-15
Gharibabadi wrote on X that the Strait of Hormuz cannot be seized by tweet, aircraft carrier, order, or election speech.
“never to return to its prewar situation,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-29
Gharibabadi said Tehran's policy is for the Strait of Hormuz to never return to its prewar situation.
“The core of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding concerned ending the war — an immediate and permanent cessation of the war and, in effect, of military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran — as well as on all other fronts, including Lebanon,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-07-14 · reported 2026-07-15
Gharibabadi said the core of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding concerned ending the war and military operations against Iran and on other fronts including Lebanon.
“If the United States believes that by intensifying pressure and military actions against Iran it can force the Islamic Republic to request negotiations, it is gravely mistaken,”
Kazem Gharibabadi · said 2026-07-14 · reported 2026-07-15
Gharibabadi said if the United States believes it can force Iran to request negotiations through pressure and military actions, it is gravely mistaken.