Iran has announced that it has closed the Strait of Hormuz and has warned that ships trying to pass through it will be attacked.
Iran has taken this drastic decision after the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The decision was made as Iranian armed forces continue to carry out retaliatory attacks against US and Israeli targets, foreign media reports.
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow strip of sea that connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, is known as the “energy center” of the world.