Iranian Revolutionary Guard Warns: Ships Using Hormuz Strait Routes Without Tehran's Approval Will Be Struck

Odaily Planet Daily News Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a stern warning to international shipping on Wednesday, stating that any new route through the Strait of Hormuz established without coordination with Tehran is unacceptable and dangerous, and threatened to take direct action against vessels that ignore its directives.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz is only possible via its designated routes. The Revolutionary Guard Navy added that all vessels seeking to transit the strait must coordinate with the Iranian military through international maritime distress frequency Channel 16. This requirement effectively places Iranian military permission at the core of all commercial shipping passing through this strategic chokepoint. (Jin Shi)