IRGC navy warns vessels Strait of Hormuz 'completely closed,' threatens decisive action — audio recording. Trump says US-Iran peace deal to be signed Sunday, strait to reopen. US military says it downed Iranian drones targeting commercial ships.
The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) warned ships against transiting the Strait of Hormuz, saying the waterway was 'completely closed,' according to an audio recording of a public maritime radio channel provided to Xinhua by a crew member. U.S. President Donald Trump said a peace deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the strait would reopen immediately afterward. The U.S. military said it had downed several Iranian drones targeting commercial vessels in the strait.
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