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Want to cross the Strait of Hormuz? Email the IRGC
Key takeaways
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is trying to assert authority over the Strait of Hormuz.
- Through the authority, ship captains and operators can apply directly to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for permission to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
- The so-called PGSA even provides an email address where applications can be made.
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is trying to assert authority over the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/WANA)
Link copied Share Share article Iran has launched what it calls the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), seemingly to govern over the Strait of Hormuz — the vital shipping choke point the regime is now claiming as its own.
Through the authority, ship captains and operators can apply directly to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for permission to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
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