Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Friday that ships traveling to or departing from ports belonging to countries it described as allies and supporters of the United States and Israel would not be allowed to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC Public Relations Department said in a statement carried by Iran’s Mehr News agency that ships traveling “to and from” ports of countries it described as allies and supporters of the “Zionist-American enemies” would no longer be permitted to cross the Strait of Hormuz, regardless of their destination or the shipping corridor used.
The IRGC said three container ships of different nationalities attempted Friday morning to enter the designated corridor used by licensed commercial vessels following what the statement called “the lies of the corrupt U.S. president that the Strait of Hormuz is open.”
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The vessels “were forced to return after being warned by the IRGC Navy,” according
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