Iran closes Strait of Hormuz for first time since 1980s
18th February 2026
Iran has partially closed the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the 1980s amid a US military build-up in the Arabian Sea.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Tuesday that sections of the strategic waterway would be closed for several hours for live-fire naval drills.
Iran’s supreme leader also threatened to send US aircraft carriers to the “bottom of the sea”, despite diplomatic efforts continuing in Geneva.
The U.S. ought to station a carrier off Iran’s coast and tell them “Give it your best shot”. They literally don’t have the capability to sink a modern carrier.