The alleged move comes after President Donald Trump announced Friday that US warships were heading toward the Middle East, escalating an already tense standoff between Washington and Tehran.
The message marks the most explicit threat yet from Iran against Trump, coming amid mounting unrest inside the country and growing international scrutiny of Tehran’s response.
Iran has not publicly acknowledged the operation, but the seizure comes as Tehran has issued increasingly sharp warnings following its 12-day war with Israel in June.
“This was an unbelievable hit by genius pilots and genius people in the military, and they’re not being given credit for it because we have scum that’s in this room.“