Iran's Ghalibaf Declares Persian Gulf Oil Flows For 'All Or None'

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s parliament, made the comments on 28 August, according to the report. He said Persian Gulf countries should either all be allowed to export oil freely or none should, framing the position as a response to restrictions on Iran and to the wider regional security environment.

Ghalibaf described the principle as “all or none” and said, “In a region where we don’t sell oil, no one else will sell oil either.” He also argued that West Asian security depends on the withdrawal of US forces. The remarks were reported through The Cradle and carried by ZeroHedge, with the summary also identifying Associated Press material in the sourcing chain.

The direct mechanism is regional energy-flow risk. Iran is tying the safety of other Persian Gulf infrastructure and exports to its own security, so the statement potentially touches producers, shipping routes, terminals and downstream buyers across the Gulf. No individual oil company, producer contract or facility was identified in the report, and no new restriction on exports was announced.

The language is a political warning rather than a documented operational action. The report does not establish that Iran has blocked shipping, attacked infrastructure or received agreement from other Persian Gulf countries. It also does not specify what “all” or “none” would mean in practice, which leaves the scope and credibility of the threat uncertain.

The next evidence would be a concrete change in tanker traffic, official export restrictions, an incident involving Gulf infrastructure or a response from the US and regional governments. Market confirmation would come from sustained disruption in physical oil flows rather than the statement alone. The open issue is whether Ghalibaf’s remarks remain political signaling or become a policy or security action affecting regional exports.