“Mohammad Mokhber said by using the strategic position of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran can sanction countries and block their ships from passing through the waterway.”

Preventing the passage of vessels belonging to the aggressors and their allies is Iran's legal right as a coastal state

navigating the strait would be possible for "everyone except enemies"

Iran is closing and controlling the strait by the fear of attack and also the fear of mining

Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has — in a written statement — vowed to keep Hormuz closed.

Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has — in a written statement — vowed to keep Hormuz closed

By using the strategic position of the Strait of Hormuz, we can sanction them and not allow their ships to pass through this waterway

The lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must definitely be used

The statement said the "lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must definitely be used," referring to Iran's effective closure of the waterway

By using the strategic position of the Strait of Hormuz, we can sanction (the West) and prevent their ships from passing through this waterway

vowed to keep Hormuz closed

By using the strategic position of the Strait of Hormuz, we can sanction (the West) and prevent their ships from passing through this waterway

"By using the strategic position of the Strait of Hormuz, we can sanction them and not allow their ships to pass through this waterway."

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has – in a written statement – vowed to keep Hormuz closed

The lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must definitely be used