Iran's military says, "Strait of Hormuz fully blocked until further notice"

[Financial News] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on the 12th, local time, that it would block the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that ships had tried to pass through illegal routes. In a statement issued that day, the IRGC claimed, "Several ships tried to sail through unauthorized routes under the instigation of foreign powers," and added, "We warned them to change course and move to approved routes, but they ignored the warning." It then announced, "Because instability has been caused by illegal foreign interference, the Strait of Hormuz will be fully blocked until further notice and until U.S. involvement in the region ends."
The IRGC added, "We have previously stated that we would respond firmly to foreign interference and the illegal designation of routes in the Strait of Hormuz, and that the increase in traffic would be disrupted."
It also explained that one ship that tried to pass through an unauthorized route was stopped after warning shots were fired, saying the vessel "turned off its systems and endangered maritime security."
The IRGC said, "If the enemy makes a mistake or launches new aggression against us under the pretext of this incident, which it caused itself, we will respond forcefully and new enemy bases in the region will become targets." It added, "The United States, the Zionist enemy (Israel), and the countries that provided bases for such threats will be responsible for the consequences of this intervention."

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