Top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says US naval blockade of Iran's ports is 'a clumsy and ignorant decision'.

“With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open,” parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says.

New attacks on the strait, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil normally passes, threatened to deepen the global energy crisis.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called on shipowners to adhere exclusively to the recommendations of the Iranian side

Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.

Top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says US naval blockade of Iran's ports is 'a clumsy and ignorant decision'.

Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with the U.S. amid an ongoing blockade and military confrontations.