Iran's Revolutionary Guard announces closure of the Strait of Hormuz

CoinFeed July 12 news, according to Jinshi reports, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced in the early morning that the Strait of Hormuz is closed effective immediately, and no vessels are allowed to pass. The statement said that Iran's previous announcements indicated that foreign interference in the Strait of Hormuz affairs and illegal designation of ship passage routes would invite Iran's "resolute response." In view of the unsafe situation caused by illegal foreign interference, the Strait of Hormuz is closed effective immediately until further notice and until the United States ceases its intervention in this region. The statement said that hours earlier, several vessels attempted to navigate along routes not approved by Iran, ignoring Iran's prompts and warnings to correct their course. One vessel turned off its automatic identification system and was hit by Iranian warning shots and stopped. The statement also warned that if the United States uses this incident as an excuse to launch new attacks on Iran, Iran will respond fiercely, striking more U.S. bases in the Middle East region.