IRGC says it will block 'illegal' southern route in Strait of Hormuz, first admission waterway no longer fully closed

The IRGC said it will soon block the southern route through the Strait of Hormuz, which it deems illegal and says is used for smuggling, in a statement published by state media outlet Fars News — the first public admission the waterway is no longer fully closed. The route has reportedly been used by commercial vessels to transport oil out of the Middle East under U.S. military protection.

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