BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. The Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the closure of the
Strait of Hormuz.
This was announced in the statement by the IRGC.
According to the statement, the Strait of Hormuz will be closed
to ships in response to the failure to implement the first clause
of the agreement to end the war between Iran and the U.S. and the
continuous violation of the ceasefire in southern Lebanon by
Israel.
The information noted that this is the first response to the
other side's failure to fulfill its obligations. If the ceasefire
violation continues, further steps will be taken to fulfill its
obligations.
Meanwhile, as no tangible progress was made in the nuclear
negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the situation escalated on
February 28, when the United States and Israel launched military
airstrikes against Iran. In retaliation, Iran initiated missile and
drone strikes targeting Israeli and U.S. installations in the
region. Following these developments, a two-week ceasefire
agreement was brokered on April 7 through Pakistan's mediation.
A peace memorandum was signed between Iran and the U.S. on June
18. The memorandum was signed by Iranian President Masoud
Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump. The memorandum came
into effect on June 19.
