ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERSJULY 12, 2026 01:31Updated: JULY 12, 2026 01:40The Iranian regime announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed again until further notice after striking a vessel attempting to move through an unapproved route on Saturday night.An official announcement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Navy claimed that the ship had ignored warnings and had been "provoked by foreigners" into attempting to move along the unapproved route.Iran's IRGC Navy added that if the "enemy" used the incident as a pretext to attack, it would be met with a "severe response," including the targeting of bases in the region.The strait would remain closed, the IRGC stated, with no vessels allowed to pass through, until the end of US interference in the region.A US official confirmed to Axios that a commercial cargo ship had been struck, after the US had previously demanded that Iran announce that the Strait of Hormuz would be opened to all vessels.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google