Tehran, Oct. 7 -- Iran will soon start blocking what it called "illegal routes" through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior adviser from the IRGC said on Wednesday, hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tehran had "lost complete control" of the strategic waterway.
Brig Gen Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a senior adviser to the IRGC commander-in-chief, reiterated Iran's position that the strait remains closed and said Iranian armed forces have "full control" over it. He added that that waterway's effective blockade would continue until Tehran's "legitimate demands" are met.
Earlier on Wednesday, Rubio said the strait was open to commercial vessels and that Iran had "lost complete control" of the waterway.
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