Iran Re-Imposes Strait of Hormuz Restrictions, Citing US Blockade Failures While International Shipping Continues
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Iran asserts that the Strait's passage will open only by the direct order of its leadership, rejecting external geopolitical influence.
[email protected] stated: 'The Strait is still closed. We will open it by the order of our leader, not by the tweets of some idiot.'
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Iran frames the Strait's restrictions as a direct warning against escalating US provocations in the Persian Gulf.
[email protected] repeatedly reported Iran linking the closure to US activities and past strikes.
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Multiple international shipping vessels, including those from China, Russia, India, and Pakistan, continue to pass through the Strait.
[email protected] observed that the blockade is selective, noting continued passage for China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and Malaysia.
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Iran explicitly blames the United States for the current closure, citing broken commitments and past aggressive actions.
[email protected] and [email protected] both reported Iran closing the strait specifically due to a US blockade or failure to uphold promises.
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„The ships that have been allowed to pass the strait (…) last month include vessels from #China, #Russia, #India, #Pakistan, #Iraq, #Bangladesh, #Thailand, the #Philippines, and #Malaysia, according to reports. It is not clear what kind of #tolls they are paying if any (…).
Iran has not allowed U.S.-Israeli partners and allies pass through the strait since Feb. 28; but now the U.S. would be blocking major allies too.“
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