India, April 13 -- Iran on Monday warned of wider regional consequences if its ports come under threat, hours after US President Donald Trump set 5:30 pm (Iran time) as the start of a planned blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The spokesperson for Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said that maritime security in the region must be "collective", cautioning that any move targeting Iranian ports would have a ripple effect across neighbouring countries, Mehr news agency reported.

He warned that if the security of Iranian ports is threatened, "no port in the Persian Gulf or Gulf of Oman would remain secure."

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