Iran says no unauthorised vessels transited Strait of Hormuz overnight after navigation aids destroyed
- Navigational aids in the southern Strait of Hormuz were destroyed, but no unauthorized vessels crossed overnight, according to an unnamed Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy official.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy said three oil tankers exploded and caught fire in unauthorized shipping lanes, and warned vessels to follow Iran’s navigation rules.
- Iranian officials described the confrontation as demonstrating limits in the ability of the United States and its allies to overcome Iran’s defenses.
- IRGC spokesperson Major General Hossein Mohebbi said the Strait of Hormuz remained under Iran’s control and urged observers to focus on events at sea.
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IRGC Navy announces halt to oil smuggling via illegal Strait of Hormuz passage: Report
A report by Fars News Agency, citing an informed source in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, said no unauthorized vessels managed to enter the illegal passage overnight following the destruction of the navigation systems.
No unauthorized vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz overnight, an unnamed official from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy was quoted by Iranian state media as saying. “No unauthorized vessels passed through the sea route overnight,” the official said. He said navigation systems in the southern part of the strait had been destroyed. The statement did not specify the number, names or flags of the ships that were tracked, nor did i…
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The Frontier PostIran says no unauthorized vessels transited Strait of Hormuz overnight after navigation aids destroyed
Iran reports that no unauthorized vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz overnight following the destruction of navigation aids, according to an unnamed Navy official.
Al-Monitor
Iran says no unauthorised vessels transited Strait of Hormuz overnight after navigation aids destroyed
DUBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Navigational aid systems in the south of the Strait of Hormuz were destroyed and no unauthorised vessels transited the maritime route overnight, an unnamed Revolutionary Guards Navy official told Iranian state media on Monday. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus)
The Strait is under maintenance!
TEHRAN – The Strait of Hormuz remains at the center of the confrontation between Iran and the United States, with Tehran maintaining its restrictions on maritime passage after the US and Israel launched their war against the Islamic Republic on February 28.
In-depth analysis of Iran's recent escalation of the embargo on the Strait of Ormuz, the U.S. response and the geopolitical and economic implications this entails, including at stake diplomacy and the impact on oil prices.
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