IRGC: Enemy vessels that make ‘wrong move’ will be trapped in ‘deadly vortex’ in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that Iranian security forces have the Strait of Hormuz shipping bottleneck under their full control, warning that enemies would be trapped in a “deadly vortex” in the case of any miscalculation.

“All traffic… is under the full control of the armed forces,” the IRGC’s naval command says in a Persian-language post on X after US President Donald Trump ordered a US naval blockade of the Strait.

“The enemy will become trapped in a deadly vortex in the strait if it makes the wrong move,” it adds, posting a video showing vessels in crosshairs.

In a separate statement released by the IRGC’s public relations office, the force’s naval command insists that, “contrary to the false claims of some enemy officials,” the Strait of Hormuz is “open to the harmless passage of civilian vessels in compliance with specific relevant regulations.”

It does not give details on the nature of these rules but adds: “Any military vessels that intend to approach the Strait of Hormuz under any pretext will be considered in violation of the ceasefire and will be dealt with severely.”

In a lengthy declaration on his social media platform, Trump said earlier that his eventual goal was to clear the strait of mines and reopen it to all shipping, but that, in the meantime, Iran must not be allowed to profit from its control of the waterway.