Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed from this evening until the US blockade on Iranian ports is lifted
It says the continuing US blockade is a “breach of the ceasefire” and warns that ships approaching the vital shipping channel “will be targeted”
On Friday, Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz, but Donald Trump said the US naval blockade “will remain in full force until our transaction with Iran is 100% complete” – here’s how the situation has evolved
Earlier today, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that Iran’s leaders want to close the strait, but the US won’t let them “blackmail us”
A tanker and a container ship have both reported attacks in the region, the UK Maritime Trade Operations says
