This includes oil tankers and commercial vessels
Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images
Deputy Commander of the Naval Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Akbarzadeh, announced that Iran has imposed a ban on all movement through the Strait of Hormuz. This includes oil tankers and commercial vessels, according to the Fars agency.
Earlier, Iran threatened to "burn" all vessels in the Strait of Hormuz that attempt to pass through it, stated Ibrahim Jabari, an advisor to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
"We will not allow a single drop of oil to leave this region," he emphasized, adding that Tehran is ready to "strike all oil pipelines in the region" to stop oil exports from the Middle East.
Since February 28, when the military operation by the U.S. and Israel against Tehran began, Iranian forces have attacked five oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Specifically, the attacked tankers included MRD Vyom under the flag of the Marshall Islands, Hercules Star (Gibraltar), Stena Imperative (USA), Athen Nova (Honduras), as well as one vessel in the port of Jebel Ali (UAE).
The Strait of Hormuz is the planet's most important energy artery: approximately 20% of global oil supplies and up to 30% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) pass through it.
After the start of the military operation against Iran, shipping in the strait was paralyzed — Tehran, which controls the northern shore of the strait, announced a halt to trade through it.
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