Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims now to have full control of Hormuz Strait

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has said it has full control of the Hormuz Strait.

Tehran has warned that any ship crossing the waterway, a key trade route for oil and global gas, will burn, blocking traffic.

Iran has attacked several tankers in the Persian Gulf since the US-Israel operation began on Saturday. But even his navy has been severely damaged, with command centers destroyed and several shipwrecks.

The Hormuz Strait is under full control of the Islamic Republic Navy”, said Mohammad Akbarzadah, an Iranian naval official from IRC.

The statement was broadcast on state television as Israel launched a new wave of attacks on Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon, marking the fifth day of the conflict in the Middle East.

On Tuesday, Donald Trump, president of the United States, said US warships would protect ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil and gas passes.

Emmanuel Macron, French president, added that a military operation was under consideration to reopen the trade route.

Global stock markets have dropped significantly in response to war, and oil and gas prices have increased due to concerns that the conflict could cut off supplies.