{"id":51658,"date":"2026-04-04T17:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/51658\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:12:08","slug":"iran-spares-iraq-from-strait-of-hormuz-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/51658\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran spares Iraq from Strait of Hormuz blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                            2026-04-04T16:50:29+00:00<\/p>\n<p>                                    font<\/p>\n<p>                                            Enable Reading Mode<\/p>\n<p>\n                                        A-<br \/>\n                                        A<br \/>\n                                        A+\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>Shafaq News- Tehran <\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Khatam Al-Anbiya, the unified command of the country\u2019s military<br \/>\nforces, on Saturday excluded Iraq from restrictions linked to the Strait of<br \/>\nHormuz, underlining the \u201cclose ties\u201d between the two neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari clarified that the<br \/>\nclosure policy targets only Iran\u2019s \u201cadversarial states,\u201d pointing to Tehran\u2019s<br \/>\nrespect for Iraqi sovereignty. He also underscored shared public sentiment<br \/>\nbetween the two countries, noting that the Iranian people were not isolated<br \/>\nwhile referencing supportive positions from Baghdad.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, US President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/World\/Trump-warns-Iran-of-Hell-if-Hormuz-not-reopened-in-48-hours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">gave<\/a> Iran 48 hours to reopen<br \/>\nthe Strait of Hormuz or reach an agreement, warning that \u201call Hell will reign<br \/>\ndown\u201d if Tehran fails to comply. He has repeatedly threatened strikes on<br \/>\nIranian infrastructure, including power plants, if shipping through the strait<br \/>\n\u2014one of the world\u2019s most vital oil routes\u2014 remains disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei previously urged armed forces to<br \/>\ncontinue operations linked to the \u201cStrait of Hormuz closure front,\u201d framing the<br \/>\nmove as part of Iran\u2019s response to the ongoing US-Israeli war. He also expressed<br \/>\nappreciation for Iraqis\u2019 support of Iran during the current conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026-04-04T16:50:29+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Tehran Iran\u2019s Khatam Al-Anbiya, the unified command of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[14],"tags":[152,20864,34,20863,94,10680,101],"class_list":["post-51658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iraq","tag-breaking","tag-exemption","tag-iran","tag-iran-spares-iraq-from-strait-of-hormuz-blockade","tag-iraq","tag-khatam-al-anbiya","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116347557847980687","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51658","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=51658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}