据伊媒报道，伊朗议会就近期物价上涨问题质询经济部长，议员们对其答复表示不满。最终，议会认为经济部长的答复未能令人信服，共有120名议员投下反对票。

On Oct. 26 Iran’s chief of general staff Abdolrahim inspected forces in the southern coastal region and said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy and army fully control the Strait of Hormuz and tightly monitor all vessel movements. He said, in contrast to U.S. assertions of freedom of navigation, the strategic waterway is effectively closed and is controlled and supervised by the IRGC navy, and vessels not cleared by Iran cannot transit. He added Iran’s armed forces remain on high alert, monitoring hostile activity in the area and blocking any unauthorized vessels.

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