What is the current status of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz according to the news?

According to the news, the Strait of Hormuz has been temporarily closed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, and commercial shipping traffic has dropped sharply — only 11 commercial vessels (including 8 tankers and 3 cargo ships) passed through the strait in the past 24 hours. The closure is indefinite and remains in effect 'until further notice', with the IRGC citing 'illegal intervention by foreign forces' as the cause and declaring that no vessels may pass until the U.S. ends its regional intervention.

Why did Iran close the Strait of Hormuz, and what action did its navy take to enforce the closure?

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz because, according to a statement issued by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy at dawn on July 12, the 'unsafe situation' in the strait was 'caused by illegal intervention by foreign forces'; in enforcement of the closure, the IRGC Navy conducted a warning shot against a vessel inside the strait and declared that all maritime passage is prohibited 'until further notice' — specifically, 'no vessel may pass until the United States ends its intervention in the region.'

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