Shafaq News..IRGC Claims Full Control of Strait of Hormuz
The IRGC Navy said vessels must coordinate with Tehran as Iran faces fresh U.S. sanctions and reports of $1.8 billion in suspect transfers.
- On Friday, the IRGC Navy claimed "full control" of the Strait of Hormuz, declaring the strategic waterway closed to vessels transiting without coordination with Tehran.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged Iran's imports and exports fell by 35%, blaming US economic sanctions and what he described as a blockade for the decline.
- The IRGC Navy described US statements that the strait remains open as a "clear lie," while Axios reported US officials believe the military effectively controls most areas of the waterway.
- Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Adam Schiff called the war "an abject failure," citing depleted military stockpiles and a lack of strategy.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz said the IDF has "occupied" the Jenin refugee camp, claiming the policy reduced militant activity in the West Bank by about 80 percent.
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said Iran has full control over the Strait of Hormuz and rejected US claims that the waterway is open to international shipping, DPA reported. Claims by US officials that the strait is open are a "blatant lie" aimed at controlling oil prices and covering up the US defeat, the IRGC said in a post on social media. Ships that try to pass through the strait without prior coordination with Iran will n…
IRGC has full control over Strait of Hormuz: Statement
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy said the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all ships seeking passage without coordination with Iran, and that the closure will continue until the U.S. adheres to its commitments.
IRGC Navy says it has 'full control' over Strait of Hormuz
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The naval forces of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRG) claim to have full control over the Strait of Hormuz. The IRG reported this on Telegram on Friday.
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRC) has stated that it is fully in control of the Strait of Ormous, closed to vessels attempting to pass through it without agreement with the Iranian authorities, and has handed over Reuters.
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