Iran has said that if the U.S. pressures countries to stop Iranian oil exports, then they will not allow any oil shipment to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.

Since the US pulled out of the nuclear deal with Iran, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Washington has been pushing allies to cut oil imports from the Islamic Republic altogether by November.

But Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is warning of “consequences” if the United States convinces its allies to stop buying Tehran’s oil, with Iran saying if they stop Iranian oil exports, they will then not allow any oil shipment to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

When pressured in the past, Iran has threatened to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which one-third of the world’s oil supply passes.

However, the U.S. military reiterated its promise to keep Persian Gulf waterways open to oil tankers, after an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander vowed to disrupt global oil trade if the US prevents Iran from exporting its own oil.

Capt. Bill Urban, a spokesman for the US military’s Central Command, said that American sailors and its regional allies “stand ready to ensure the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce wherever international law allows.”

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