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Iran Lawmaker: Hormuz Control Formally Transferred to Armed Forces

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Iran Lawmaker: Hormuz Control Formally Transferred to Armed Forces

⚓ HORMUZ — Parliament confirming armed forces control means the IRGC just got a legal mandate. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Formalizing military command over Hormuz removes civilian and diplomatic override — any negotiated opening now requires IRGC sign-off, not just Foreign Ministry. Trump declared the strait open; this institutionalizes the mechanism to keep it closed. Qatar's mediation channel and any Oman framework just hit a harder wall.

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