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IRGC says Iran in ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz amid Trump threats

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned vessels risk missile or drone damage in the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict with nearly 2,000 targets hit in Iran.

  • Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had "complete control" of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global energy transit.
  • Israel launched new air strikes on Iranian and Lebanese targets, including near the presidential palace in Beirut, as the Middle East war continued into its fifth day.
  • The US military said it has hit nearly 2,000 targets in Iran since first launching strikes on Saturday.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard stated Thursday that the Strait of Ormuz is under the control of the Islamic Republic under international law and warned that ships that do not comply with the protocols “could be attacked or sunk.” “According to international laws and resolutions in times of war, the rules of transit through the Strait of Ormuz will be under the control of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari, deputy comman…

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to maintain full control of the Strait of Ormuz, where U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated his readiness to deploy the navy to escort the oil tankers who transit it. “The Strait of Ormuz is currently under the full control of the Islamic Republic Navy,” said Mohammad Akbarzadeh, an officer of the IRGC Navy, on Wednesday in a statement published by Iranian news agency Fars. About one f…

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The Citizen broke the news in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the United Republic of on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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