According to Iranian media reports, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran said on the 5th that during wartime, Iran has the right to control the passage and navigation of the Strait of Hormuz, and ships from the United States, Israel, and European countries are prohibited from passing through. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran stated that military and commercial vessels belonging to the United States, Israel, European countries, and their supporters are prohibited from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, "and if they are discovered by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, they will be struck".

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran also said that its naval fighter jets hit an American oil tanker in the northern part of the Persian Gulf early that morning, "and the oil tanker is currently burning". Additionally, according to reports from multiple Iranian media outlets on the 5th citing an Iranian military officer, Iran has not closed the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian military officer said that Iran treats transit ships in accordance with international agreements, "only intercepting warships disguised as merchant ships".

Source: Xinhua News Agency