Iran warns it will bomb any oil tankers passing Strait of Hormuz | World | News

Iran has warned it will bomb any tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and won’t let “a single drop of oil” to leave the region after closing the critally important route. Brigadier General Ebrahim Jabbari, a senior adviser to the Guards commander-in-chief, announced that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran will attack any ship trying to pass.

In remarks carried by Iranian state media, he said: “The Strait (of Hormuz) is closed. If anyone tries to pass, the heroes of the Revolutionary Guards and the regular navy will set those ships ablaze.” He added that Iran would strike oil pipelines and infrastructure across the Middle East to block exports. “We will also attack oil pipelines and will not allow a single drop of oil to leave the region,” he said, predicting that “oil prices will reach $200 in the coming days.”

The strait, located between Iran and Oman, is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, serving as a narrow passage through which a significant share of global oil shipments must pass.

Its strategic position has long made it a focal point of geopolitical tension, with any disruption there carrying immediate implications for international energy markets and regional security.

Early on Monday, an oil tanker was hit near the Strait of Hormuz in yet another attack in this increasingly volatile maritime corridor.

The vessel, registered under the flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, was struck by a drone boat roughly 52 nautical miles (about 96km) off the coast of Muscat, according to Oman’s Maritime Security Centre.

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The MKD VYOM was carrying about 59,463 metric tonnes of cargo when it was struck, triggering a powerful explosion in the main engine room that set off a fire and killed an Indian crew member.

The tanker had 21 crew members on board—16 Indian, four Bangladeshi, and one Ukrainian—all of whom were later evacuated by Oman’s Maritime Security Centre using the Panamanian‑flagged commercial vessel MV SAND.

Authorities have not yet identified who was responsible for the attack.