Iran07 October, 20262 min read
IRGC Adviser Mohammad Reza Naqdi Says Iran Will Close Illegal Shipping Routes In Strait Of Hormuz
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IRGC adviser Mohammad Reza Naqdi says Iran will block illegal routes through Hormuz soon. Iran claims the Strait is closed and under full control of its armed forces.
9 outlets told this the same way.
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Iran targets Hormuz routes
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps adviser Mohammad Reza Naqdi said Iran will soon close all illegal shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the routes were created by blasting and damaging rocky passages and used by small boats smuggling oil. Naqdi said Iran has “full control” over the Strait of Hormuz and that it will remain closed until Tehran’s “legitimate demands are met.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran has “lost complete control” of the strait and that “there’s almost as much oil flowing out now as there was before this conflict began.” Vice President JD Vance appeared to soften U.S. demands on Iran to end the war, telling Reuters that Tehran must do something “meaningful” to reduce its nuclear enrichment.
Competing control claims
The IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency, as relayed by Rudaw, quoted Naqdi saying the strategic waterway “is closed, and the [Iranian] armed forces have complete control over it.” President Donald Trump claimed Washington had established a “wall of steel” around Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that “Not one ship has gotten through to Iran.”
Naqdi said “The Strait of Hormuz is closed, and the armed forces have full control over it,” while Marco Rubio said Iran had “lost complete control of the Straits.” JD Vance argued that Iranian attacks on commercial shipping were “largely failing” and had not been enough to halt the flow of oil and gas.
Shipping, oil flows, and risk
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center reported at least nine incidents since the beginning of October, including attacks that sparked fires and incidents involving crude oil tankers.
Rudaw reported that 48 projectile strikes had been recorded since early July, and it said 31 were reported along the southern route near Oman and that 25 had damaged vessels’ engine rooms.
Kpler Risk and Compliance data showed 157 vessel crossings from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, down 22.7% from 203 the previous week.
Kpler data showed total Persian Gulf oil exports averaging 18.6 million barrels per day and Middle East crude exports reaching 16.3 million barrels per day, while it said the seven-day moving average for Middle East crude exports climbed to 18.3 million barrels per day on Sept. 30.