Iran Guards say Hormuz to remain closed till US ends ‘acts of aggression’

Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States ceases its "acts of aggression." State television IRIB reported that the Guards also warned other regional oil export routes could face targeting.

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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 expect the closure of other oil and gas export routes that serve the interests of the United States and its allies.

The Guards stated they carried out retaliatory attacks on U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait after American strikes on Iranian territory. "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 expect the closure of other oil and gas export routes that serve the interests of the United States and its allies," the statement read. The Guards did not specify which routes might be affected.

"Oil and gas exports from the region will either be available for everyone or for no one," they added. In a separate statement, the Guards reiterated, "The retaliatory operations of the fighters will continue, and the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States ends its acts of aggression."

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Oil and gas exports from the region will either be available for everyone or for no one.

U.S. officials have consistently rejected Iran's claims of control over navigation in the strait, asserting that international shipping routes remain open.

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The retaliatory operations of the fighters will continue, and the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States ends its acts of aggression.