Iran Announces Alternative Routes In Hormuz Strait

Iran has issued fresh navigation directives for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, warning of potential sea mine risks in the main shipping channel.

In a statement released Thursday and reported by local media, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps advised all ships to adopt alternative entry and exit routes through the vital waterway to enhance maritime safety.

“All ships intending to transit the Strait of Hormuz are hereby notified that in order to comply with the principles of maritime safety and to be protected from possible collisions with sea mines, they should take alternative routes for traffic in the Strait of Hormuz,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement.

The advisory comes as Tehran agreed to temporarily reopen the strait under a two-week truce, easing tensions that had disrupted global oil supply chains.

The waterway, which handles roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments, had been effectively blocked by Iran since early March, triggering a sharp surge in global energy prices.

The ceasefire agreement followed late-night negotiations between Iran and the United States, reached just hours before a deadline issued by US President Donald Trump, who had threatened decisive action if Tehran failed to agree to reopen the strategic route.