Iran's Navy Deputy Commander Faramaz Bemani said on October 12 that the US naval forces have retreated drastically and are far from Iran's maritime border. Meanwhile, US warships are unable to enter the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain; the base has become an “empty city.” Bemani warned that if the US “misjudges” the situation again, the Iranian military will respond and move the US military further away from Iran's maritime borders.

Iran's Navy Deputy Commander Faramaz Bemani said on October 12 that the US naval forces have retreated drastically and are far from Iran's maritime border. Meanwhile, US warships are unable to enter the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain; the base has become an “empty city.” Bemani warned that if the US “misjudges” the situation again, the Iranian military will respond and move the US military further away from Iran's maritime borders.