The Iranian Embassy in the UK said on social media on the 13th that the southern channel of the Strait of Hormuz is “unsafe, unreliable, and prone to accidents.” Iran's ambassador to Britain also serves as Iran's permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization. The Iranian Embassy in the UK said that in order to comply with the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, Iran has established a temporary maritime security corridor with no technical or military barriers, and has informed the International Maritime Organization. However, “America is directing ships to a dangerous parallel southern waterway. Not only is the legality of this route questionable, it is unsafe, unreliable, and prone to accidents”. The Iranian Embassy in the UK said that the US attacks on Iranian ports and other “military aggression” have made the Strait of Hormuz a highly tense and high-risk area. After the US-Iran memorandum of understanding was reached, the strait formed two passageways, the northern waterway controlled by Iran and the southern waterway close to the Oman side. The US military provided navigation assistance in the southern waterway. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy of Iran announced in the early morning of the 12th local time that due to the unsafe situation caused by illegal intervention by foreign forces, the Strait of Hormuz will be closed from now until further notice and until the US stops interfering in this region. On the morning of the 12th EST, the US Central Command posted on social media that “traffic continues” in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran does not control the strait.

The Iranian Embassy in the UK said on social media on the 13th that the southern channel of the Strait of Hormuz is “unsafe, unreliable, and prone to accidents.” Iran's ambassador to Britain also serves as Iran's permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization. The Iranian Embassy in the UK said that in order to comply with the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, Iran has established a temporary maritime security corridor with no technical or military barriers, and has informed the International Maritime Organization. However, “America is directing ships to a dangerous parallel southern waterway. Not only is the legality of this route questionable, it is unsafe, unreliable, and prone to accidents”. The Iranian Embassy in the UK said that the US attacks on Iranian ports and other “military aggression” have made the Strait of Hormuz a highly tense and high-risk area. After the US-Iran memorandum of understanding was reached, the strait formed two passageways, the northern waterway controlled by Iran and the southern waterway close to the Oman side. The US military provided navigation assistance in the southern waterway. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy of Iran announced in the early morning of the 12th local time that due to the unsafe situation caused by illegal intervention by foreign forces, the Strait of Hormuz will be closed from now until further notice and until the US stops interfering in this region. On the morning of the 12th EST, the US Central Command posted on social media that “traffic continues” in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran does not control the strait.