The spokesman of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Brigadier General Hossein Mohebi, announced that they will Iran and still firmly maintain its sovereignty and control over Strait of Hormuz.
"The United States of America has seriously threatened the security of global oil and gas supplies by intervening in the Strait of Hormuz and must be held accountable. We maintain our sovereignty and control over the Strait of Hormuz with all our strength and determination and will force all foreign powers to submit to the will of the Iranian people," Mohebi said, according to IRNA.
"Just as we destroyed the delusions of the American leaders at the beginning of the aggression, so we will push them into even greater shame and despair than ever before in the new criminal acts," said Mohebi.
American president Donald tramp previously announced that the US military will ensure free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and will charge all ships 20 percent of the value of the cargo they transport.
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Source: FoNet
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