WASHINGTON, March 27 Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will reopen once Iran ceases to pose a threat to international shipping, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Thursday.
„It (the Strait of Hormuz) could be opened tomorrow if Iran stops threatening global shipping,“ Rubio said, according to the State Department press service. The U.S. secretary of state sidestepped a question regarding the possibility of a U.S. ground operation to resume shipping in the strait.
The US and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on 28 February. Major Iranian cities, including Tehran, were hit. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and US military installations in Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
The Iranian authorities have also decided to close the Strait of Hormuz to vessels associated with the US, Israel and countries that supported the aggression against the Islamic Republic. During the conflict, several tankers were attacked for transiting the Strait without Tehran's permission. On March 25, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that Iran had allowed friendly countries, including Russia, India, Iraq, China, and Pakistan, to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
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