Iran says it will not close Strait of Hormuz but warns US and Israeli ships

Iran says it will not close Strait of Hormuz but warns US and Israeli ships A spokesperson for the Iranian military says that Tehran does not plan to close the vital martime route, but rather the reason for a drop in traffic through the strait is the danger posed by the ongoing Israeli-US war on the country "We will not prevent any ship wishing to cross the Strait of Hormuz, but the responsibility for its security lies with the ship itself", the spokesperson said. "We will target any ship belong to the Zionist entity [Israel] and America if it attempts to cross the Strait of Hormuz.