Iran Guards vow to keep Strait of Hormuz closed after Khamenei call
The navy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that Tehran would deliver the "most severe blows to its enemies" while maintaining its strategy of keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed.
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- Published Date: 07:09 | 12 March 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed on Thursday to keep the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed after a call to do so by the Islamic republic's new leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
"In response to the order of the commander-in-chief, we will deliver the harshest blows to the aggressor enemy while maintaining the strategy of closing the Strait of Hormuz," said Guards navy commander Alireza Tangsiri in a post on X.
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