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'Not by the Tweets of Some Idiot': Iran's Own Military Defies Its Foreign Minister Over Strait of Hormuz
The IRGC Navy said the strait remained closed and warned vessels off Channel 16, sending ships back and leaving tankers stranded, tracking data showed.
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IRGC calls foreign minister “idiot" in rare broadcast as Strait of Hormuz closed again
A leaked Iranian naval transmission reveals Revolutionary Guards openly insulting Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi while threatening to attack vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz without approval.
Internal discord within Iran as Foreign Minister declares opening of Hormuz; Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps takes the opposite stance just one day after Foreign Minister's declaration; Attempts to access the strait are cooperation with the enemy... will be attacked; U.S. think tank suggests widespread division within Iran; Iranian military says it will temporarily open the Strait of Hormuz
'Not by the Tweets of Some Idiot' — Iran's Own Military Defies Its Foreign Minister Over Strait of Hormuz
On 17 April 2026, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that 'the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire.' The announcement sent oil prices tumbling more than 10 per cent and prompted US President Donald Trump to post a celebratory message on Truth Social, calling it 'a great and brilliant day for the world.' What followed, however, exposed a fra…
Potential Threatening IRGC Audio: It Is Unconfirmed
The IRGC Navy allegedly called Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi an “idiot” on international maritime Channel 16. The IRGC allegedly reported in an audio that the Strait of Hormuz “is still closed” and “we will open it by the order of our leader Imam Khamenei, not by the tweets of some idiot.” Almost anyone can communicate on Channel 16. Foreign Minister Araghchi had previously posted on X that the Strait was open. The audio below is the report f…
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