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IRGC Unveils Map Claiming Control Over Strait of Hormuz
The IRGC said compliant commercial ships will pass safely, while vessels that violate its transit rules could be stopped by force.
- On Monday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy published a map outlining designated control zones in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that vessels violating transit protocols will be "forcefully stopped."
- Iran began restricting passage for vessels linked to the United States and Israel on Feb. 28, following joint strikes on Iranian territory that escalated regional tensions.
- IRGC Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi warned that "any maritime movement" must coordinate with Iranian authorities, while Fars reported missiles struck a U.S. Navy frigate near Jask after it ignored warnings.
- Ship-Tracking data showed only nine vessels transited the passage in the previous 24 hours, even as President Donald Trump announced "Project Freedom" to assist stranded ships.
- The US-led Joint Maritime Information Center maintains a "critical" threat level in the Strait, with chief safety officer Jakob Larsen stating it remains unclear whether Iran's maritime threat can be suppressed.
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Ships Cluster Off Dubai as Iran Expands Area of Control at Hormuz
About five dozen vessels moved toward Dubai in just one day, joining a growing cluster of at least 363 ships currently off the emirate in the Persian Gulf as Iran signaled it is expanding the area around the Strait of Hormuz it now controls. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled on Monday a new map showing expanded areas around the critical chokepoint that Iran now claims to have under control. The area extends from a line bet…
·London, United Kingdom
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Iran's Guards Release New Map Of Hormuz Strait Under Their Control
The delineated zone runs from a western boundary drawn between Iran's Qeshm Island and the UAE's Umm al Quwain, and extends eastward to a line connecting Iran's Mount Mobarak with Fujairah in the UAE.
·New Delhi, India
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right7Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Right
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C 25%
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