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Iran Restores ‘Strict Management’ of Hormuz Strait as US Blockade Persists
The IRGC said the waterway will stay under strict military control until the United States lifts its blockade, after gunboats fired on a tanker.
- On Saturday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the Strait of Hormuz would return to its 'previous state' under 'strict management and control' of their military forces amid the U.S. naval blockade.
- President Trump imposed the military intervention this past week after Tehran announced new tolls on oil-carrying ships traveling through the critical trading corridor where nearly a fifth of global oil consumption flows daily.
- The IRGC confirmed Saturday it fired at two vessels that 'tried to bypass Iran's authority' in the waterway, though The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center reported the tanker and crew remained safe.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared on Friday the strait was 'completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire,' yet Trump stated the naval blockade would remain in 'full force' until a deal is reached.
- Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar expressed optimism about talks mediated by Pakistan, though Trump indicated airstrikes could be launched if negotiations fail by next week's ceasefire expiration.
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Iran restores ‘strict management’ of Hormuz Strait as US blockade persists
The Iranian regime said early Saturday that it is resuming “strict” control over the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.’s naval blockade in the critical trading corridor and as the fragile two-week ceasefire nears its end. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the strait would return to its “previous state” and will be…
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Iran on Saturday announced that the strategic Strait of Hormuz has reverted to its "previous state" of strict military control, as it was before the ceasefire deal with Israel and Lebanon, citing violations by the United States under its continued blockade of Iranian ports, despite Tehran earlier announcing the reopening of the waterway. 🌎 Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Returns to ‘Previous State’ of Strict Military Control Amid US Blockade.
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