Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim exclusive control of Strait of Hormuz, warn against foreign presence

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has declared that foreign vessels have no rights in the Strait of Hormuz, in a stark warning issued on Thursday. The statement comes as tensions continue to simmer over one of the world’s most critical shipping routes, through which roughly one-fifth of global oil trade passes. The Guard Corps claimed that Iran has significantly increased naval traffic through the strategic waterway over the past two weeks. The Iranian military body accused the United States of seriously obstructing efforts to reopen the strait and warned that American actions would provoke a “crushing response” from Tehran. The Strait of Hormuz, located between Iran and Oman at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, has long been a flashpoint for regional tensions, with Iran periodically asserting control over the passage and threatening to blockade it during disputes with Western powers. The latest comments reflect escalating rhetoric between Iran and the US over maritime security and freedom of navigation in the region.

Source: Walla News — Original article in Hebrew.