According to a report by the Iranian Students' News Agency on February 2, Jafari, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, said in a live television broadcast that any ship attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz would be destroyed, "We will not allow a drop of oil to flow out of the region." Additionally, according to a report by Iran's Fars News Agency on the same day, currently no oil tankers are passing through the Strait of Hormuz. There are 26 oil tankers lingering near the strait, and another 27 have completely ceased navigation, with a combined carrying capacity of 12 million barrels of crude oil.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a military strike against Iran. That night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced a ban on any ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. According to a report by Iran's Mehr News Agency on March 1, an unauthorized oil tanker was hit while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and is the essential route for crude oil exports from Middle Eastern oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. About one - fifth of the global crude oil transportation volume passes through this strait.

Source: Xinhua News Agency