- Foreigners have no stake in the Strait of Hormuz
- US ‘adventurism and interference’ in determining traffic routes in the strait will only result in Iran’s ‘crushing response’
- Tehran increased vessel transit in the last two weeks, US actions have seriously disrupted the reopening process of the strait
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said in a statement that “foreigners have no stake” in determining navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any US attempts to dictate shipping routes would trigger a “crushing response.”
The IRGC navy said that responsibility for managing vessel transit through the strategic waterway rests solely with Iran under existing arrangements, rejecting what it described as US “adventurism and interference” in the strait.
The Navy accused the US of undermining efforts to restore commercial shipping after months of disruption, saying that Iran had succeeded in increasing vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two weeks before renewed US military actions jeopardized the reopening process. According to the statement, recent US operations have “seriously disrupted” the gradual normalization of maritime transit.
Latest reports say that commercial vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell 19% last week, with daily crossings dropping to 25 from 120 before the conflict.
This article was written by flfeaa2662d774455a8d50fa77b791ed5f at investinglive.com.
