{"id":4263,"date":"2026-07-11T23:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4263"},"modified":"2026-07-11T23:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:07:55","slug":"irans-irgc-navy-says-strait-of-hormuz-is-closed-after-firing-on-container-ship-warns-of-severe-retaliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4263","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s IRGC navy says Strait of Hormuz is closed after firing on container ship, warns of ‘severe’ retaliation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced late Saturday that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz after firing at and hitting a commercial ship in the critical waterway.<\/p>\n

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The IRGC claimed one vessel was struck after its forces fired a warning shot and ordered it to change course, Iran International reported.<\/p>\n

It vowed any response by the US or allies would draw \u201csevere\u201d retaliation.<\/p>\n

It comes after the Trump administration issued its own threat Friday, vowing that if Iran failed to keep the strait open and call off attacks that \u201cit\u2019s not going to be a great day for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

A senior US official told Axios\u2019 Barack Ravid that Iranian forces fired on a single merchant ship in the strait and that it was hit.<\/p>\n

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The drama on the seas came as Iranian and Omani representatives met in Muscat to discuss the crucial chokehold, an international body of water that the US is demanding remain open to commercial shipping.<\/p>\n

About 20% of the world\u2019s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

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