Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia command center just announced they’re fully taking over management of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. All commercial ships, oil tankers, and civilian vessels must now stick to designated routes and get advance permission from the IRGC Navy.
They stressed that because the strait’s management needs to be uniform, every vessel has to follow Iran’s traffic rules. Any violations could seriously jeopardize their own safety – big time.
And here’s the warning: any foreign warship that tries to meddle in the strait’s management or disrupt traffic can expect Iran’s military to take action.
On May 30, a top Iranian lawmaker named Salimi said the plan to assert “sovereign control” over the Strait of Hormuz is just about to get the green light in parliament – and it could even become a permanent law.
Salimi made it clear: only Iran and Oman get a say in how the strait is run. They’ve already been in talks, and Oman has basically said “okay” in principle. So expect the details to be hammered out in the coming days.
Oh, and here’s another twist: even though President Trump recently said the sea blockade on Iran would be lifted any day now, the blockade is still very much a thing. The US is still trying to block Iranian vessels.
Iran says the US blockade “still exists as an act of hostility.” A few Iranian vessels actually tried to sail through after Trump’s comments, but US warships told them to get lost – and fast.
On the same day, Iran reported that 20 ships had made it through the strait in the last 24 hours, all under the watchful coordination of the IRGC Navy.
On May 30, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore: “We want a deal with Iran, but if talks go nowhere, we’re ready to restart military strikes.”
Just a day earlier, Trump had a meeting in the White House Situation Room about Iran – but he didn’t pull the trigger on any final decision.
Back in February, the US and Israel teamed up to strike Iran. Then the US blockaded Iran’s ports, and Iran clamped down on shipping through the Strait. The whole mess has led to a lot of casualties and sent energy prices through the roof.
