Tehran shuts Hormuz again as Iranian gunboats fire on tanker – POLITICO

Iran's military reimposed strict control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, demanding that the U.S. must lift its blockade of Iranian ports before the vital waterway is opened again, a spokesperson for the joint military command said.

The move came as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) gunboats fired on a tanker attempting to transit the strait.

"Control over the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state, and this strategic waterway is now under strict management and control of the armed forces," a spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said in comments carried by state-controlled Tasnim news.

The strait will remain restricted "until America allows full freedom of navigation for vessels traveling from Iran," the spokesperson said. Iran's security council said it is "determined" to control the Strait of Hormuz until the end of the war, and called the continuing U.S. blockade on Iranian ports a "breach of the ceasefire."