Iran warned not just Indian ships, but even Chinese vessels against transiting Hormuz-Mojtaba’s envoy

Gurugram: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned not only Indian-flagged vessels, but also Chinese ships, against transiting the Strait of Hormuz following its swift opening and closing a couple of weeks ago, Dr Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, the Representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader to India, said Monday. Commenting on the incident where two Indian-flagged vessels were fired upon by the IRGC on 18 April, Ilahi made it clear that Tehran warned them due to concerns about the “security” of the global waterway, caused by US naval ships in the vicinity. The Representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader highlighted that it…