Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor of the Iranian supreme leader, said Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain open to global shipping but ‘closed’ to its enemies and their regional bases The warning comes as maritime traffic in the strategic waterway has plummeted from an average of 129 daily vessels in February to just 9 by late March #anadolu #anadoluagency #iranwar #thestraitofhormuz