Iran says Hormuz closed for shipping to and from ‘enemy’ ports
The Revolutionary Guards said that they had turned back three vessels seeking to cross the transit point
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that they had turned back three ships trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz, adding the route was closed to vessels travelling to and from ports “belonging to allies and supporters of the Zionist-American enemies”.
“This morning, following the lies of the corrupt US president claiming that the Strait of Hormuz was open, three container ships of different nationalities … were turned back after a warning from the IRGC Navy,” the Guards said on their Sepah News website.
“The movement of any vessel ‘to and from’ ports of origin belonging to allies and supporters of the Zionist-American enemies, to any destination and through any corridor, is prohibited,” it added.
The Guards also urged civilians across the Middle East to stay away from areas near US forces, ramping up its threats despite President Donald Trump’s claim talks to end the month-long war were “going well”.
The Guards’ warning came after Trump again extended a deadline for Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its energy assets, pushing it from Friday to April 6.
Trump said he did so at Tehran’s request, insisting the Islamic Republic wanted “to make a deal” to end the war engulfing the region since the United States and Israel first attacked Iran on February 28.