Iran says 'new security belt' will stretch across key sea routes

Iran says 'new security belt' will stretch across key sea routes Iran’s Quds Force commander Ismail Qaani says a “new security belt” of allied forces will stretch across some of the world’s most sensitive maritime routes, warning the US and Israel that further attacks will draw a united response. According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, Qaani framed the emerging alignment as a direct answer to Israeli and US military action across the region. “From the Strait of Hormuz to Bab al-Mandab, from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea - there will be a new security belt of resistance.