Before the war, around 130 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz each day, carrying 20% of global oil, jet fuel and chemical fertilisers. (EPA Images pic)TEHRAN: Iran’s Armed Forces have control over the Strait of Hormuz, which will remain closed until the US 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 US and the Israeli regime.
