IRGC confirms closure of Strait of Hormuz following Supreme Leader's order
Iran has confirmed its intention to close the Strait of Hormuz. The country's Supreme Leader previously issued a corresponding order.
Iran has confirmed its intention to close the Strait of Hormuz. The country's Supreme Leader previously issued a corresponding order.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said any Arab or European country that expels Israeli and American ambassadors from its territory will be granted unrestricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz starting Tuesday.
Although the IRGC announced the destruction of a US base in Bahrain a week ago, it continues to attack Bahraini targets, striking civilians and facilities not affiliated with the US.
City authorities believe it was caused by an air defense system that repelled another IRGC attack
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC, Iran's elite military unit) has struck the US Al Dhafra air base in the UAE, the press service reported.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) struck a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz using a drone, according to the IRGC statement.
About 1,000 ships have accumulated in the Persian Gulf, unable to cross the Strait of Hormuz due to events in the Middle East.
Israel's Ben Gurion Airport was attacked with Iranian Khorramshahr-4 missiles, the IRGC stated. The Israeli Air Force's 27th Squadron was also hit.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces launched a missile attack on Kurdish paramilitary positions in Iraqi Kurdistan.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy launched a missile strike on a U.S. oil tanker on Thursday morning, the elite Iranian army unit reported.
Iran permitted two ships of friendly countries to pass via the Strait of Hormuz, a spokesperson of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) executed a significant attack on the headquarters of Iranian security forces located in eastern Tehran.
According to a ship tracking service, tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has decreased by 90%. The IRGC had previously declared a total blockade of the strait.
Naval warfare experts said the U.S. destroyers and jets needed for the escorts would not be available immediately, given their role in the attacks on Iran, Financial Times reported.
Oil prices maintained their upward trajectory on Wednesday as escalating tensions in the Middle East heightened supply concerns over disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and exports in the region.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they control the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for oil and gas, and any vessels seeking to pass through the waterway risk damage from missiles or stray drones, the Fars news agency reported.
A commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and threatened to attack any vessel attempting to pass through, as part of Iran’s retaliation for recent bombings.
US intelligence centers in the Persian Gulf were attacked by Iran, according to media reports.
Former IRGC commander and Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council, General Mohsen Rezaei, announced that ships would be allowed to transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
Ahmad Vahidi, a former adviser, has been appointed as the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He succeeds Mohammad Pakpour, who was killed in the US and Israeli strikes that occurred yesterday.