It is a steady stream that flows through the strait. Normally. But last Saturday it dried up within a few hours. Hardly any ships pass through the strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman since Israel and the USA Iran attacked and in response he announced that the strait would be closed to shipping traffic. At first there was only a threat, but then Iran took action to ensure that no doubts arose.
According to the EU naval mission Eunavfor Aspides in the Red Sea, ships in the region received the first radio messages from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Saturday. In it they were informed that “no ship is authorized to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.” On Monday, Iran officially declared the strategically important shipping route closed. The commander of the Revolutionary Guard threatened to set fire to any ship that tried to pass through the strait. “With the cessation of ship and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the strait is practically closed,” the Iranian state news agency Tasnim also reported.