Iran says it will block routes in the Strait of Hormuz — Cyprus Mail
Iran has said it will soon block transit routes in the Strait of Hormuz that it considers illegal. This was stated by Mohammadreza Naghdi, an adviser to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The issue concerns the southern passage near the coast of Oman.
Statement by the IRGC representative
As Cyprus Mail reports, Naghdi told the Fars agency that several such routes were allegedly created by blasting and damaging rocky passages in the strait. According to him, small boats use these routes to smuggle oil and transfer it to tankers.
Naghdi also said that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran fully control it. According to him, this will continue until demands that Iran considers legitimate are met.
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Oil shipments
At the same time, preliminary data from Kpler showed that the seven-day moving average of crude oil exports from the region stood at 18.3 million barrels per day on September 30. In September, volumes exceeded the pre-war level for 14 days.
The indicator covered oil from the Persian Gulf transported through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, as well as shipments from terminals and ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman. Another IRGC adviser, Majid Mirahmadi, claimed that an average of 10 vessels pass through the strait daily, compared with 125 before the war. The Cyprus Mail report noted that despite increased oil flows in September, Iran's attacks on tankers and logistical restrictions persist.
