Strait of Hormuz closure plan devised under martyred Leader's command: Top military adviser
A senior military adviser says Iran's plan to close the Strait of Hormuz to its adversaries was developed under the direct guidance of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior adviser to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, said on Tuesday that the martyred Leader instructed him in 2011 to prepare a comprehensive plan for closing the strategic waterway.
"What is being carried out today is part of the same plan that was prepared 15 years ago through the foresight and prudence of the martyred Leader," he said.
Safavi said he worked with then-Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commanders Admiral Ali Fadavi and Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, as well as then-deputy commander Major General Hossein Salami, to draft a 15-page operational plan.
The proposal, he said, also covered military operations in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.
Iran shut down the chokepoint to enemies and their allies shortly after the US and the Israeli regime launched their unprovoked aggression against the Islamic Republic on February 28.
It began exercising far stricter controls after the US announced continuation of an illegal naval blockade of Iranian vessels and ports despite a ceasefire that US President Donald Trump himself had declared on April 7.
Following the signing of the Pakistan-brokered memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tehran and Washington on June 17, Iran assumed responsibility for reopening and managing the strategic waterway.
In compliance with the MoU, the Islamic Republic devised a special maritime route for vessels to cross the chokepoint, warning vessels against using illegal routes.
The US, however, has been trying to escort transit through the strait along an illegal passageway, prompting the Islamic Republic to shut the corridor until Washington ends its interference in regional maritime movement.
Trump also threatened to take control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying Washington would "get paid a lot of money" for doing so.
Tehran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed "until further notice" and said the waterway will remain under Iranian administration in accordance with international law.
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