The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed

On 12 July, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced in the early hours of the 12th day that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed from any vessel. The statement stated that the Iraqi side had previously declared that the interference of foreign forces in the affairs of the Straits of Hormuz and the illegal demarcation of the ship's route would attract a “resolute response”. In view of the insecurity caused by the illegal intervention of foreign forces, the Strait of Hormuz was immediately closed until further notice and until United States intervention in the area ceased. The statement stated that hours earlier, several vessels had attempted to sail only along routes that had not been approved by the Iraqi side and had ignored the Iraqi side ' s warnings and warnings to modify the course. One of the vessels closed the automatic identification system, was hit by a warning shot and stopped. The statement also warned that if the United States were to launch a new attack on Iran under the pretext of the incident, the Iraqi side would respond with vigour and strike at more United States bases in the Middle East. Xinhua