General Abdullahi: The entire Persian Gulf area and its islands, the Sea of Oman and its shores, and east and west of the Strait of Hormuz are under the control of the powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and while the Strait of Hormuz is closed, no vessel is allowed to travel through this strategic waterway outside of Iranian arrangements. Any offending vessel that for any reason wants to go outside the designated path and the Iranian arrangements, its safety will be compromised and it will suffer serious damage.