According to CoinMeta, the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards of Iran issued a statement on August 28th local time, claiming that statements by American officials regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz were lies, with the aim of controlling oil prices and covering up their failures. The statement emphasized that the Revolutionary Guards' control over this strategic waterway is absolutely solid, and ordered that no ships attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without Iranian coordination would be allowed to do so. The Navy of the Revolutionary Guards stated that this action would continue until U.S. military actions against Iran are completely ended and they fulfill their obligations.