Iran announces closure Strait of Hormuz until further notice

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ navy said early Sunday that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz after several ships attempted to pass through the strategic waterway.

A warning shot fired at the vessels struck and stopped one of the ships, the navy said in a statement posted on Telegram.

“The Strait of Hormuz is closed until further notice and until the end of America’s interventions in the region, and no vessel will be permitted to pass through,” the statement said.

The statement added that any “new act of aggression against us, it will be met with a severe response, and new enemy bases in the region will be targeted.”

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Early on Sunday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ navy announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 

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