Iran's Brigadier General Ibrahim Zulfiqari: 'We will not stand idly by in the face of the naval blockade; and options for escalating the situation in the Strait of Hormuz are now ready for immediate implementation. Only a few days remain for diplomacy to succeed; if the deadline passes without a response, the entire region will be engulfed in conflict. The era of defense and restraint is over. Our strategy has shifted to absolute offense, and we will push things to their absolute limits.'