The Iranian Revolutionary Guard stated this Sunday that two ships suffered an incident at try to cross the Strait of Hormuz along a route that Tehran considers “unsafe”, in the midst of the military escalation between Iran and the United States and the struggle between the parties for control of that strategic sea route.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard stated this Sunday that two ships suffered an incident at try to cross the Strait of Hormuz along a route that Tehran considers “unsafe”, in the midst of the military escalation between Iran and the United States and the struggle between the parties for control of that strategic sea route.
“Four offending ships, with the connivance and support of American terrorists, turned off their navigation systems and ignored warnings from the Strait of Hormuz control base of the Revolutionary Guard Navy,” said the elite Iranian military body in a statement collected by the Tasnim agency.
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According to the Guard, the four ships were trying to leave the strait via a route not authorized by Tehran. Two of them suffered an incident and were detained, while the other two gave up continuing along that route.
The military body, which did not offer details about the type of accident, stated that it maintains the “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz and warned that the only safe route to cross it is the one announced by the Iranian authorities.
“Not a single drop of oil, gas or chemical fertilizer will cross the Strait of Hormuz without coordination and authorization,” the Guard assured.
The Iranian military also warned that ships that follow US suggestions and enter a route considered unsafe “will undoubtedly suffer incidents.”
The Iranian Army assured that the Armed Forces will not give up “not one bit” on the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump announced the reestablishment of the naval encirclement. (EFE/Iranian Tasnim Agency).
Tension in the Strait of Hormuz has increased amid a new military escalation between Iran and the United States since last weekend, which has included US strikes against southern Iranian territory and retaliatory operations by Tehran against US targets in several Middle Eastern countries.
Iran insists on maintaining control of the maritime passage and seeks to have ships navigate its routes and with its permission, something that the United States and other countries in the region do not seem willing to do.
In early July, Oman opened a second route with American support, to which Iran responded by attacking commercial ships trying to cross that route.
In addition, Washington reimposed the naval blockade on Iranian ships and ports in Hormuz on Tuesday, two days after Tehran announced a new closure of the maritime passage, through which 20% of the world’s oil transited before the war.
