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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Warn of Strait Closure
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In Short: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. ends its 'acts of aggression,' following recent attacks on U.S. facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States ceases what it calls 'acts of aggression.' This announcement comes after the IRGC claimed to have carried out attacks on U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, according to Iranian state television IRIB.
The IRGC's statement warns that other regional oil export routes could also become targets if the U.S. does not alter its actions. The organization emphasized that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz endangers the interests of America's economic rivals and now other export routes are at risk.
In response to the U.S. military strikes on Iranian territory, the IRGC has vowed to retaliate, highlighting the disruption of global energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz as a significant concern.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a primary force of the Iranian Armed Forces, consists of five service branches including the Ground Forces, Aerospace Force, Navy, Quds Force, and Basij. This powerful organization's latest statement underscores the ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States.
Background
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Forces. It consists of five service branches: Ground Forces, Aerospace Force, Navy, Quds Force, and Basij.
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- Fighting between the US and Iran has disrupted energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil and gas shipments Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday the Hormuz strait would remain…
- The Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they carried out attacks on US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait following American strikes on Iranian territory, according to statements by Iranian state television IRIB.
- “The enemy should know that now that its maritime raiders have blocked the Indian Ocean route for oil and gas exports to the world – thereby endangering the interests of America’s economic rivals – it should also…