Iranswiftly reversed course onreopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway after the US said the move would not end its blockade.
The country's joint military command said on Saturday that "control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state ... under strict management and control of the armed forces." It warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the US blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect. The military statement accuses the US of "piracy", saying that its "so-called blockade" amounts to maritime robbery.
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The Iranian military’s operational command, Khatam Al-Anbiya, added: “Until the US restores the complete freedom of navigation for vessels from an Iranian origin to a destination, and from a destination back to Iran, the situation in the strait of Hormuz will remain strictly controlled and in its previous state.”
The announcement came the morning after US PresidentDonald Trumpsaid that even after Iran announced the strait's reopening on Friday, the American blockade "will remain in full force" until Tehran reaches a deal with the US, including on its nuclear programme.
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Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
