Iran Guards say Strait of Hormuz unsafe due to attacks, shut to ship transit: local media

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for oil and gas shipments, is unsafe due to US and Israeli attacks and was therefore closed to ships on Saturday, local media reported.

"The IRGC has warned various ships that due to the insecure atmosphere around the strait because of the military aggression by the US and Israel and the responses of Iran, it is not safe to pass through the strait at the moment," the Tasnim news agency reported. "With the cessation of passage of ships and tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, the strait has been basically closed."

Hardline Iranian political figures have threatened to close the strait in the event of a US attack, but no official decision has been taken so far. - AFP