(BBC): Iran's military says it is resuming its control of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian state media.The Fars News Agency, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the Iranian Students News Agency and state broadcaster IRIB cite a statement from the IRGC saying that the strait will return "to its previous state", with armed forces controlling the area.We previously saw some shipping vessels transiting the waterway - but it's unclear how much marine traffic has made it through the critical shipping lane.
(BBC): Iran's military says it is resuming its control of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian state media. The Fars News Agency, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the Iranian Students News Agency and state broadcaster IRIB cite a statement from the IRGC saying that the strait will return "to its previous state", with armed forces controlling the area.
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People- Donald Trump2
- Hormuz2
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
- Hazrat Khatam al-Anbiya
- Khatam al-Anbiya
- Abbas Araghchi
Organisations- IRGC2
- IRIB2
- Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Iranian Students' News Agency
- Military Closes Strait
- Central Military
- Fars news agency
Places- Strait of Hormuz3
- Iran3
- United States2
- Strait of2
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
- full:"The Islamic Republic of Iran
- BREAKINGIran
- Persian Gulf
Keywords- again2
- commitments
- blockade
- breaches
- shipping
- control
- closed
- return
- strict
- media
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