Qasem Ravanbakhsh, a representative of Qom in the Iranian parliament, declared that passing through the Strait of Hormuz without recognizing the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic is impossible, warning that any "adventurism" in the strait would result in a "heavy price" for the United States and Israel. He also stated that the United States' attempts to create alternative energy supply routes via proxy forces and the UAE have been met with the "power" of the Islamic Republic.