Stranded vessel provides audio recording; US and Iran continue standoff over merchant ship passage

Odaily News A recording from the ship's radio public channel, provided by a crew member of a stranded merchant vessel near the Strait of Hormuz, shows that the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and U.S. military aircraft issued warnings to the relevant ships on the 30th.

The radio recording shows that on the evening of the 30th local time, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy issued a stern warning to vessels in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, stating that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and only ships that have obtained permission from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and are sailing according to Iran's designated routes are allowed to pass. Any violation of the above regulations will seriously endanger the safety of maritime navigation.

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy also stated that any intervention by the U.S. Navy in the management of the Strait of Hormuz or disruption of navigation order will be met with severe military countermeasures. (CCTV News)