Iran adviser says Strait of Hormuz open but warns enemies

A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Thursday the Strait of Hormuz would remain open to global shipping but warned it would be closed to enemies of the Iranian people and their regional bases.

“The Strait of Hormuz remains open to the world; however, it will always be closed to the enemies of the Iranian people and their bases in the region,” Ali Akbar Velayati said.

He added that any war would end with Iran’s “prudence and strength,” and not with what he described as the “delusions and wishful thinking of aggressors.”