Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States halts its “acts of aggression,” warning that other regional oil export routes could face similar closures.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) made the declaration on Wednesday via Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, as fighting between Tehran and Washington, which erupted in late February, continues to disrupt energy supplies through the strategic waterway.
The Gulf state television, IRIB, further quoted the IRGC, saying it has hit American military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait, in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian soil.
“The enemy should know that now that its maritime raiders have blocked the Indian Ocean route for oil and gas exports to the world thereby endangering the interests of America’s economic rivals, it should also expect the closure of other oil and gas export routes that serve the interests of the United States and its allies,” the Guards said, without specifying which routes might be targeted.
“Oil and gas exports from the region will either be available for everyone or for no one,” the statement added.
In a separate release, the IRGC said retaliatory operations by its fighters would continue, and reiterated that Hormuz would stay closed “until the United States ends its acts of aggression.”
Washington has consistently dismissed Iran’s claims that it can control navigation through the strait, insisting that international shipping lanes remain open despite the standoff.
The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most critical oil and gas transit corridors, linking Gulf producers to global markets.
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