Iran's Tasnim News Agency reports that its investigations confirm the explosions in the Strait of Hormuz are due to the Iranian Armed Forces enforcing a blockade on the strategic waterway. The announcement is the first on-record confirmation from Tehran's military that it is actively enforcing a closure, following hours of unverified reports of exchanges with US forces.
In a significant escalation, Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported at 00:40 Jerusalem that its investigations confirm the explosions heard in the Strait of Hormuz are the result of the Iranian Armed Forces enforcing a blockade of the strategic waterway. This marks the first on-record confirmation from Tehran's military that it is actively implementing a closure, moving beyond earlier state TV announcements that the IRGC Navy had been ordered to enforce it.
As The Zioneer reported at 00:37 Jerusalem, explosions had been reported from the Strait, with Mehr News Agency citing repeated blasts. At 00:33 Jerusalem, state TV had announced the IRGC Navy was enforcing a blockade after explosions. This new confirmation from Tasnim — citing military investigations — closes the loop: the armed forces themselves now confirm the blockade is being enforced, and the blasts are the mechanism of enforcement.
The development follows hours of rapidly escalating US-Iran kinetic friction in the waterway, including a reported missile salvo at US warships (00:21 Jerusalem bulletin), an IRGC claim of attacking enemy forces nearby, and market shocks as oil prices surged at 07:40 Jerusalem earlier today on the closure declaration. A single source — Tasnim News — carries the claim; corroboration from additional independent sources is still pending. The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly a fifth of global petroleum traffic, making the enforcement of a blockade a major geopolitical and economic event.
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