Iranian media say ‘oil smuggling’ through the Strait of Hormuz has been completely halted
November 9 — Iran’s Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported on the 9th, citing an official from the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), that “oil smuggling” through the Strait of Hormuz had been completely halted after the “enemy’s” navigation aid system in the southern part of the strait was destroyed. The report said that no vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz via “unauthorized” shipping lanes on the night of the 8th. It also said that the United States struck parts of Qeshm Island in southern Iran on the evening of the 8th. Nafisi, deputy governor of Hormozgan Province, said that none of the island’s key infrastructure or service facilities had suffered any damage. The situation on Qeshm Island is currently under control, and the relevant departments have entered a state of “full alert.” (Xinhua)