Iran assured this Saturday that it has reimposed “strict control” over the Strait of Hormuz, alluding to a new closure of the strategic passage one day after announcing its reopening to allow the transit of commercial vessels. The Persian country thus responds to the blockade maintained by the United States against Iranian ports.
Read more Trump’s orphan Patriots
“Control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state and this strategic route is under strict management and control by the Armed Forces,” an Iranian Army spokesman reported in a statement picked up by the Tasnim agency.
The military spokesman affirmed that control of the strait has returned to its previous state, which implies strong restrictions on maritime transit in one of the world’s main energy corridors, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes.
The Armed Forces spokesman assured that Tehran had previously allowed “limited and managed” passage of some oil and commercial vessels as a “gesture of good faith” within the framework of negotiations. However, it has decided to reverse the measure due to the continuation of the US blockade of Iranian ports, which it described as repeated breaches by Washington. “As long as the United States does not restore full freedom of transit for vessels from Iran and to Iran, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will remain under rigorous control,” he maintained.
Read more Spain and Brazil seek to give impetus and shape to the coalition to tax the super-rich
Iran denounces Trump’s “false claims” about the strategic passage
Shortly before this new announcement, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, warned on X that the Strait of Hormuz would not remain open if the US blockade continued, while denouncing “false claims” by US President Donald Trump about the strategic maritime passage and peace negotiations. “With these lies they did not win the war and, without a doubt, they will not achieve anything in the negotiations either,” Qalibaf asserted. The Iranian leader also indicated that maritime transit through the strait will be carried out according to “designated routes” and with “Iran’s authorization.”
The re-establishment of restrictions in Hormuz comes after the US president stated last night that the strait is “completely open” for trade and raised the possibility of entering Iran to extract enriched uranium with excavators together with the Islamic Republic, which the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ismail Bagaei, rejected in an interview with state television yesterday, assuring that the uranium will not leave the country.
The ephemeral reopening of the Strait caused oil and gas prices to fall sharply yesterday and a rebound in stock markets, which benefited listed companies linked to the airline and cruise business more intensely.
Read more The left is no better than the right
