Tehran, July 15 -- Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reiterating the Islamic Republic's stance on Wednesday said that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to all commercial traffic, claiming that two vessels attempting to transit the waterway without coordinating with Iranian authorities were intercepted and forced to stop after warning shots were fired.
According to the report, the ships were trying to pass through the strait "illegally" by failing to obtain Iranian approval.
The state media further claimed that all vessels in the area were stationary at anchorages in the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, with no ships actively moving toward the strategic waterway.
The statement directly contradicts the repeated assert...