On March 4, according to a report by Iran's Fars News Agency on March 3, Mohammad Akbarzadeh, deputy commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, said that the Strait of Hormuz is now completely under the control of the Iranian Navy, and more than a dozen oil tankers have been hit by artillery shells in the strait.
Akbarzadeh said the Revolutionary Guard Navy had repeatedly warned that the Strait of Hormuz was under a state of war and that any ship could be hit by artillery shells or drones. However, more than a dozen oil tankers ignored the warnings and were hit and burned by artillery fire. Akbarzadeh emphasized that after Iran announced a ban on navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, oil tankers, merchant ships, and fishing vessels are no longer able to pass through the strait. (Xinhua)
