Tehran, April 29 -- : An Iranian lawmaker has claimed that the country's missile and drone stockpiles are "sufficient to sustain years of war."Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who serves as deputy head of Iran's parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said Tehran has not yet fully disclosed its military capabilities. "We have not yet shown our new cards," the semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted him as saying.

Boroujerdi rejected reports of a "naval blockade," calling it ineffective, and said roughly 120 ships are currently waiting near the Strait of Hormuz to pass through. He added that Iranian vessels are continuing normal operations without interference from US forces.

He also pointed to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait-linking the ...