TEHRAN, Nov 7 — Iran’s Armed Forces have control over the Strait of Hormuz, which will remain closed until the United States accepts Tehran’s conditions, Army spokesperson Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia said, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
Speaking Friday evening at a ceremony in Pishva County, Tehran Province, honouring commanders and pilots killed in the June 5, 1963, uprising, he said Iran’s Army, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Law Enforcement Command were better prepared after direct confrontation with the United States and the Israeli regime.
Before the war, about 130 ships crossed the strait daily, carrying 20 per cent of global oil, plus jet fuel and chemical fertilisers.
