US Strikes Iran Again, IRGC Announces Strait of Hormuz Closed to All Ships

JAKARTA - The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the strategic Strait of Hormuz is now "closed to all ships" after the United States launched a new attack on Iran.

"From now on, due to insecurity in the region, the Strait of Hormuz is declared closed to all ships, including oil tankers and commercial vessels," the IRGC said in a post on its official Telegram, CNN reported (11/6).

"Any ship that tries to cross the strait will be targeted," he warned.

The United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) denied Iran's claims, saying commercial vessels continued to cross the strait, which the IRGC denied.

Previously, US CENTCOM announced that the United States had launched attacks on several targets in Iran for the second consecutive day.

US CENTCOM described the attack as a response to "unjustified and ongoing Iranian aggression."

"US Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense attacks today at 17.15 ET against several targets in Iran at the direction of the Supreme Commander," US CENTCOM said in a post on X.

The attack followed President Donald Trump's statement that the US would launch a new wave of attacks because an agreement with Iran had not been reached.

"We're going to hit them, hit them very hard," President Trump said in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday.

"We hit them hard yesterday. We're going to hit them hard again today, if you miss it, if you don't turn on your television, and we'll see what happens with the deal," he explained.

The vital waterway has been hobbled for months by the war, with traffic seen through the strait estimated at just 15% of pre-war levels, according to JPMorgan.

Since the conflict began, Iran has threatened to attack any ship that passes without permission from the IRGC. Last month, they set new rules for ships that want to pass.