"We are starting from the principle that this attack is not the harbinger of an attack by other means, but we cannot rule out this hypothesis"

Major-General Carlos Branco commented on the United States' attack on Iran, which took place under the allegation that the Persian country was planning to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Carlos Branco's analysis, the American forces start from the principle that this attack does not constitute the harbinger of an attack by other means, although it is not possible to rule out this possibility.

The major-general refers to the American attack on Iran as an operation aimed at preventing a supposed Iranian threat in the Strait of Hormuz region, one of the world's most important maritime routes.