Iran moves to close Strait of Hormuz after strikes

Huda Ata*, Special to Gulf News
Feb 28, 2026

Revolutionary Guards warn ships they will not be allowed to pass

Dubai: Iran has moved to close the Strait of Hormuz, with ships in the Gulf receiving high-frequency radio broadcasts from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warning that vessels would not be permitted to pass through the strategic waterway, Reuters reported.

The strait, located in the Arabian Gulf, is vital to US allies and global energy markets and has come into sharp focus after the United States and Israel carried out missile strikes on Iran on Saturday.

Iran sits on the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz and controls key approaches to the channel, giving Tehran significant influence over a route through which much of its own oil exports and a large share of global energy supplies flow.

*Huda Ata is an independent writer based in the UAE.
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