Middle East War Live: Iran Says 26 Vessels Have Transited the Strait of ...
Iran’s Guards said the passage included oil tankers as shipping remains tightly controlled amid the war with the United States and Israel.
- On Wednesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that 26 commercial vessels, including oil tankers, transited the Strait of Hormuz with permits coordinated through the IRGC Navy despite ongoing U.S. naval blockades.
- The conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel began February 28, prompting Tehran to blockade the strait; previously, one-fifth of global oil exports transited the waterway.
- South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun confirmed a South Korean-flagged tanker passed through Wednesday, while the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations warned the blockage could trigger a severe global food price crisis within 12 months.
- President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance indicated progress in peace talks on Wednesday, with Trump asserting the war would end "very quickly" despite investors remaining wary of continued supply disruptions.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Wednesday that resuming U.S. or Israeli attacks would extend the conflict "far beyond the region," while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi cautioned that a "return to war will feature many more surprises.
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26 ships traverse Strait of Hormuz in the past day, IRGC says
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that 26 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz under its guidance over the past 24 hours as Tehran works to solidify its control over the critical waterway.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy says it has allowed a number of 26 ships, including oil tankers, to transit the Ormuz Strait in the last 24 hours. Iran has largely blocked shipping through the straits, a global energy path...
Iran says 26 vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours
Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) claimed Wednesday that 26 commercial vessels had passed through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with Iranian authorities over the past 24 hours, amid an ongoing U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. The vessels included oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels, the IRGC Navy said in a statement, which added that transit through the waterway was “ongoing with permits obtained and …
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