Strait of Hormuz remains under Iran’s firm control: IRGC deputy commander
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s deputy commander says Iranian armed forces remain firmly in control of the Strait of Hormuz and are fully deployed and combat-ready to protect the southern coastal regions.
Remarking on Tuesday, Major General Mostafa Izadi said the armed forces, including the IRGC, the Army, and the Law Enforcement Force, were “vigorously carrying out their duties and assigned missions across various operational domains.”
“The forces are fully prepared and deployed on [the country’s southern] islands and in various [other] areas of the south, and they are continuing to carry out their missions with strength and resolve,” he added.
The IRGC deputy commander specifically addressed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway remained “firmly and forcefully” under the control of the Iranian servicemen and added that this situation would continue.
Iran closed the chokepoint following the launch of the latest bout of unprovoked American-Israeli aggression against the country on February 28.
The Islamic Republic and the United States agreed on a 60-day reopening period as part of a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding in June.
Iran took measures to ensure safe and legal transit through the chokepoint in keeping with the understanding, but American violations forced the country to reestablish the closure.
Tehran has conditioned reopening of the waterway on realization of a number of prerequisites, including the complete lifting of the illegal US naval and economic blockade against the Islamic Republic, durable cessation of aggression on all fronts, including Lebanon, and clarification of the situation concerning the blockade of Yemen.
Izadi also said Iran was taking appropriate measures in response to the illegal blockade and that some of those measures had already been implemented.
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He identified a recent IRGC Aerospace Force missile strike on American warships as one such measure, saying the opposing side had also acknowledged the incident.
Turning to domestic developments, Izadi referred to the approaching 200th night of nationwide popular demonstrations on the streets in support of the armed forces.
“The people’s forceful and determined presence deserves appreciation and gratitude, and this presence is even more important than the presence of the servicemen on the battlefronts,” he said.
According to Izadi, the enemy and its agents were seeking to disrupt social order in the country, but the continued presence of the people had countered those efforts.
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