General Sharif: Iran regards Strait of Hormuz as strategic deterrent

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Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif of Iran's IRGC emphasized the country's strategic capability to restrict maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, using it as a deterrent to enhance national power. This position highlights the Strait's importance in Iran's military and geopolitical strategy.

TEHRAN — Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif, head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Sacred Defense Documents Center and an adviser to the IRGC commander-in-chief, has described Iran’s ability to restrict or block maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic and deterrent instrument of national power.