The Iranian Authority for the Management of the Strait of Hormuz announced that the strait is closed until further notice due to tensions caused by American forces, instructing vessels with transit permits to await new instructions. The statement formalizes the closure first declared by the IRGC earlier today.
The Iranian Authority for the Management of the Strait of Hormuz issued a formal announcement at 13:14 Jerusalem time, stating that the strait remains closed until further notice. The authority cited 'the tension caused by American forces' and instructed vessels holding previously approved transit permits to be patient and await new instructions.
This announcement formalizes the closure first declared by the IRGC at 08:45 Jerusalem, which US Central Command dismissed as a bluff, stating that commercial shipping continued transiting the waterway. The Zioneer's prior reporting at 12:09 Jerusalem recorded a similar announcement from the 'Persian Gulf Authority' — the current statement from the 'Authority for the Management of the Strait of Hormuz' appears to be the same agency using a different translated title.
As The Zioneer reported, the IRGC's original declaration followed reported US strikes on Iran's southern coast. The closure has drawn global attention given that roughly one-fifth of the world's petroleum passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Whether the formalized closure will affect actual shipping traffic remains unverified, with CENTCOM maintaining that commercial vessels have continued transiting.
A previous report at 05:21 Jerusalem cited CENTCOM's statement that commercial shipping continued overnight, and at 01:57 Jerusalem an Iran-linked outlet reported exchanges of fire in the strait, though details on participants and casualties remain unconfirmed.
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