{"id":2400,"date":"2026-03-04T06:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/2400\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:47:26","slug":"iran-guards-claim-complete-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-warn-ships-face-missile-and-drone-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/2400\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Guards claim \u2018complete control\u2019 of Strait of Hormuz, warn ships face missile and drone risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday claimed it has taken full control of the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/strait-of-hormuz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, the strategic waterway through which a significant share of the world\u2019s oil and gas shipments pass.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement carried by Fars news agency, Guards Navy official Mohammad Akbarzadeh said, \u201cCurrently, the Strait of Hormuz is under the complete control of the Islamic Republic&#8217;s Navy.\u201d He warned that any vessel attempting to transit the passage could face risks, including potential damage from missiles or stray drones.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/newsblogs\/iran-israel-war-live-updates-us-air-strikes-middle-east-donald-trump-behrain-dubai-doha-iran-latest-news-today\/liveblog\/128939644.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war<\/a><br \/>The remarks come at a time of heightened regional tensions and growing concerns over the safety of maritime traffic in the Gulf. The Strait of Hormuz connects the Gulf to the Arabian Sea and is considered one of the most critical chokepoints in global energy trade. Any disruption there can have immediate repercussions for oil prices and international shipping.<\/p>\n<p>The claim also follows comments from US President Donald Trump a day earlier. On Tuesday, Trump said the US Navy stood ready to escort oil tankers through the vital corridor, signaling Washington\u2019s intention to ensure freedom of navigation amid escalating hostilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday claimed it has taken full control of the Strait of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[1920,1921,102,1919,218,1922,1918,1924,1923,101,1925],"class_list":{"0":"post-2400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-strait-of-hormuz","8":"tag-global-oil-shipping-route","9":"tag-gulf-maritime-security","10":"tag-hormuz","11":"tag-hormuz-strait-control","12":"tag-iran-israel-war","13":"tag-iran-navy-threat","14":"tag-iran-revolutionary-guards","15":"tag-middle-east-conflict-news","16":"tag-oil-tanker-risk-gulf","17":"tag-strait-of-hormuz","18":"tag-us-navy-escort-tankers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116169568715965894","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}