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Iran's IRGC says Strait of Hormuz Cannot Reopen While US 'threats' Continue

CENTCOM said merchant shipping is still moving through the waterway under U.S. protection, despite IRGC claims of control and tanker interference.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz cannot be reopened as long as US threats and interference in regional maritime traffic continue. “The Strait of Hormuz cannot be reopened as long as the bluster and threats of US officials and their interference in maritime movements in the region continue,” the IRGC said in a statement. It warned that continued “threats and interference” would make the situation “more difficult and complicated.”

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"Last night, two oil tankers, encouraged by support from US warplanes, attempted to sail through the unsafe southern route of the Strait of Hormuz," the Guard said in a statement. "When one of them caught fire, both ships quickly turned back."

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Anadolu Ajansı broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
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