File photo of Iranian servicemen patrolling the Strait of Hormuz as commercial traffic passes by A giant banner hangs on the side of a building in Tehran`s central Enqelab Square declaring, "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed; the entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground...

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has extended a two-week ceasefire with Iran while announcing the continuation of an blockade on the Islamic Republic`s ports and vessels-despite Tehran`s insistence that the blockade must be lifted for bilateral talks to continue...

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz after the United States chose to maintain its blockade of the Islamic Republic`s ports in violation of the conditions of the ongoing ceasefire...

Iran will control Strait of Hormuz until deal reached to end war Iran`s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the Islamic Republic will maintain control of all traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz until a negotiated end to the US-Israeli-imposed war is achieved...

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei Iran`s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, says maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz must strictly follow routes designated by Tehran and operate under full Iranian coordination...

IRGC Navy has complete control over the Strait of Hormuz...

IRGC Navy has seized two fuel smuggling vessels in the Persian Gulf...

Jinchao Wei was an engineer for the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, pictured above in 2018...

Iranian Navy fleet participates in a parade (File photo) Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the country will host a trilateral naval exercise in the oceanic region in the near future...

President Trump speaks about plans for new U...

The USS Portland conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target while sailing in the Gulf of Aden, on December 14, 2021...

This file photo shows naval forces of Iran, Russia and China holding large-scale joint drills in the northern part of the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman on December 27-30, 2019...

In this AFP file US Navy photo released July 13, 2020 shows Sailors and Federal Firefighters combating a fire onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12, 2020...

An Iranian Navy’s helicopter landing on the deck of Makran helicopter carrier during Eqtedar-e Daryayi (Naval Strength) 99 naval drills off the southern coast of Iran on January 13, 2021...

The file photo shows an Iranian Navy helicopter flying over the Sahand destroyer, Iran’s most advanced battleship...

Iranian-made drones and copters join the naval fleet of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) during a ceremony in Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 23, 2020...

US Navy helicopters and city firefighters continue fighting a fire on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego, in San Diego, California, US, July 13, 2020...

In this photo provided by US Navy, the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Groups steam in formation, in the South China Sea, on July 6, 2020...

Venezuela has warned of a forceful response after a US Navy ship navigated close to the Latin American country’s territorial waters, a move denounced by Caracas as a provocation...

Iran Navy test-fires new-generation cruises missiles during drills in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean...

Picture shows the Iranian Navy’s Kenarak logistical ship in the aftermath of a naval incident near the southern Iranian port cities of Jask and Chabahar on May 12, 2020 that involved the vessel...

File photo shows the Kenarak logistics ship...

Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna has lambasted the US for trying to present Washington as still a participant to Iran’s nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying such attempts have no future...

Iranian vessels are seen next to the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton in the Persian Gulf April 15, 2020, in this photo released by the US navy...

Iran Armed Forces have warned against any US provocations in the Persian Gulf...

In this file image obtained from the US Department of Defense, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd transits the Pacific Ocean on January 25, 2020...

Iranian military satellite Nour-1 (Light-1) is launched onboard the Qased (Messenger) carrier from an undisclosed location in Dasht-e Kavir, central Iran, on April 22, 2020...

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Russia has dismissed as baseless claims by the United States that the recent launch of Iran’s first-ever military satellite by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) violates a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers...

Image released by the US Navy on April 15, 2020, allegedly shows Iranian vessels encircling a US military ship in the Persian Gulf...

Image released by the US Navy on April 15, 2020, allegedly shows Iranian vessels encircling a US military ship in the Persian Gulf...

This AFP photo obtained from the US Navy on April 15, 2020, allegedly shows Iranian vessels near a US Military ship in the Persian Gulf...