IRGC Announces Closure of the Strait of Hormuz to Shipping
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it is closing the Strait of Hormuz to vessel traffic. In its statement, the IRGC said the move comes “in light of the failure to implement the first phase of the agreement to end the war” and in response to what it described as Israel’s continuing and uninterrupted violation of the ceasefire in southern Lebanon.
The announcement was made without further operational details on how the closure would be enforced or when it would take effect. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical shipping route, so any restriction there carries broad implications for maritime traffic in the region.
The IRGC framed the step as a response to the current regional escalation and tied it directly to developments in the ceasefire and postwar agreement process. No additional comment or follow-up timing was included in the reported statement.
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