Iranian adviser says Hormuz Strait will stay shut until Trump and Netanyahu exit power
Iran's senior political adviser declared that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are removed from office.
Mohammad-Bagher Zolghadr, a top political counselor to Iran's supreme leader, announced that Tehran will keep the strategic Hormuz waterway blocked as long as Trump and Netanyahu stay in power. He framed the closure as the first phase of Iran's retaliation for losses suffered in the war. Zolghadr said the country's 200-day resistance shows that attempts to defeat it have failed. The statement w.
Why it matters
Closing the Hormuz Strait would disrupt a major oil transit route, affecting global energy markets.
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