IRGC warns against new Hormuz route for ships: What we know
Key takeaways
- Experts say disagreements over shipping routes and transit fees could complicate efforts to reach a permanent agreement.
- The MoU, which includes the reopening of the strait, followed months of severe disruption to shipping after Iran effectively closed it, and the US imposed a corresponding naval blockade on Iranian ports.
- Bordered by Iran to the north and Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the south, the strait is only about 50km (31 miles) wide at its entrance and exit, narrowing to about 33km (21 miles) at its tightest point.
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Experts say disagreements over shipping routes and transit fees could complicate efforts to reach a permanent agreement.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Cargo ships are pictured off the coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), along the Gulf of Oman, June 19, 2026 [AFP]By Caolán Magee Published On 25 Jun 202625 Jun 2026Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned commercial vessels to only use routes through the Strait of Hormuz approved by Tehran, reopening a point of friction in fragile negotiations between the United States and Iran over the future of the strategic waterway.
The warning came after Oman announced a new shipping transit route through the strait on Wednesday, saying it had coordinated the route with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as maritime traffic slowly resumes following weeks of disruption.