India, April 19 -- Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy have reportedly issued a warning to vessels following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Tankers have been asked not to approach the chokepoint and have also been warned that doing so would be considered cooperation with the "enemy", multiple news reports have said, citing Iranian state media.

According to an alert by news agency Reuters, the IRGC Navy has also directed vessels and their owners to only follow news updates issued by it and has said that US President Donald Trump's claims on the key waterway "have no validity". Follow live updates on US-Iran war here.

"Any attempt to approach the Strait of Hormuz will be considered cooperation with the enemy, and the offending vessel w...