IRGC says Iran in ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz amid Trump threats
Al Jazeera
About a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped through the narrow strait, which remains effectively closed amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said it maintains full control of the Strait of Hormuz, where United States President Donald Trump has said he is prepared to deploy the navy to escort tankers.
“Currently, the Strait of Hormuz is under the complete control of the Islamic Republic’s Navy,” IRGC Navy official Mohammad Akbarzadeh said on Wednesday in a statement carried by Iran’s Fars news agency.
About a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped through the all-important narrow passage of water.
However, a Reuters news agency report said in a rare voyage, an oil tanker sailed through the Strait of Hormuz en route to a United Arab Emirates port to load crude.
The tanker, Pola, switched off its AIS tracker late on Monday, when it approached the strait, and the vessel reappeared on Tuesday off Abu Dhabi, according to sources and ship-tracking data, Reuters added.
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