ALBAWABA - Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) announced on Monday evening that it will allow certain countries to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, but under one condition, according to Iranian television.
IRGC said any Arab or European country that expels the American and Israeli ambassadors from its territory will, starting Tuesday, have complete freedom for its ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his belief that the war was "largely over," but Iran stressed that it would determine the end of the war.
A person points at a page on the Marinetraffic website that shows commercial boat traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast, in Paris on March 4, 2026. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
The Iranian military spokesperson, Ali Mohammad Naeini, said in a statement published on Tuesday that "Iran will determine when the war ends," after Trump told CBS News on Monday that he considered the war with Iran to be "largely over."
The president continued, "They don't have a navy, they don't have communications, they don't have an air force. Their missiles are scattered. Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their drone manufacturing facilities. If you look, they have nothing left. Nothing left in a military sense."
It is worth noting that the strait is the world’s most critical oil chokepoint, as approximately 20–21 million barrels of oil per day move through it, which equals about 20 percent of global petroleum consumption.
