IRGC threatens to completely close the Strait of Hormuz if US strikes power plants

A rocket being fired from a boat during a military exercise by members of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps and navy in the Strait of Hormuz in a photo released on February 17, 2026. (Sepah News/AFP)
A rocket being fired from a boat during a military exercise by members of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps and navy in the Strait of Hormuz in a photo released on February 17, 2026. (Sepah News/AFP)

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatens to completely shut the Strait of Hormuz if the US hits the country’s energy sites.

Iran has already largely choked off the strait, a key artery for the world’s oil supply, amid the US-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic.

Yesterday, US President Donald Trump said the US would “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if the regime didn’t open the strait within 48 hours.

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