New Delhi, March 23 -- Iran has warned that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will be "completely closed" if the United States follows through on threats to target its power plants, escalating tensions in the Gulf.

ANI reported that in a statement carried by Press TV, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari said: "The Strait of Hormuz will be completely closed, and it will not be reopened until our destroyed power plants are rebuilt."

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Zolfaghari said the vital shipping lane remains under Iran's control but has not yet been fully shut.

"We have said repeatedly that the Strait of Hormuz is closed only to the enemy and to harmful traffic. harmless passage occurs under...