Iran will not allow commercial or military ships of "hostile countries" to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has clarified that if ships belonging to the United States, Israel, Europe and "their supporters" are found in the Strait of Hormuz, they will "certainly be hit." "Earlier, we stated that, based on international law and resolutions, in the event of war, the Islamic Republic of Iran will have the right to control the passage through the Strait of Hormuz," the IRGC said in a statement, CNN reported.
Today, Kayumars Heydar, deputy commander of the central headquarters of the Khatam al-Anbiya military command, said that Iran has not closed the Strait of Hormuz and regulates the movement of ships passing through it in accordance with international protocols.
