Iran’s IRGC Reportedly Warning Ships that Passage Through the Strait of Hormuz Is ‘Not Allowed’

Over 20% of the world’s oil shipments pass through the strait.

The confrontation may move to the world’s premier shipping lane.

As the military confrontation between the US and Israel against Iran kicks off, the inevitable seems about to happen: Tehran will try to blockade the Strait of Hormuz and upend the world’s oil shipments.

An EU naval mission official said today that vessels in the area have been receiving VHF transmissions from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).

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