Strait of Hormuz 'closed' again, Iranian state media say

In a statement, the the Iranian military statement said that the strait had "returned to its previous state" because the US refused to lift its sea blockade of Iranian Gulf ports. The statement asserted that the Strait of Hormuz will return to "strict control". Iran's state broadcaster IRIB says this means the key shipping lane "is now closed again and passage requires IRAN approval." #skynews #unitedstates #iran #straitofhormuz #middleeast Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/iran-war-latest-trump-us-israel-ceasefire-deal-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-strikes-oil-lebanon-13509565 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales