Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, wrote on social media platform X that the strait "is not a military display arena for extra-regional powers." He was responding to a statement issued by France and Britain concerning the strategic waterway.

"Iran, as the responsible power and guarantor of security in the strait, warns against any military move in this waterway," he wrote.

"The security of Hormuz lies with the coastal states. Crisis-makers will be responsible for the consequences of their adventurism. This is a serious warning."