The Iranian regime has imposed new, stricter requirements on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, including mandatory Iranian insurance, advance coordination with Tehran, and a threat of punitive action by the IRGC Navy for any deviation, according to a report from an Israeli intelligence outlet.
In the latest twist in the Strait of Hormuz transit saga, the Iranian regime has now added a mandatory Iranian insurance requirement and threatened punitive action by the IRGC Navy against any vessel that deviates from the designated northern route. The new terms, first reported by an Israeli intelligence outlet on Friday evening Jerusalem time, go beyond the 48-hour advance notice and 60-day fee waiver published just hours earlier.
The escalation follows a rapid sequence of formal announcements. On Thursday evening (18 June) at 21:53 Jerusalem, Iran published official procedures requiring 48-hour advance clearance under the newly established 'Persian Strait Authority'. By then, it had also formally waived fees for 60 days and stated it would provide insurance coverage. Throughout the day, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai denied reports that the strait had been closed. Earlier thread versions (versions 7–11, all time-stamped 21:53) show the regime cycling through formulations: from a simple request for prior clearance, to a full clearance regime under a new authority, to the current demand for Iranian insurance and IRGC enforcement. The source of the latest details — an Israeli intelligence outlet — represents a single channel, whereas earlier rules were reported via i24NEWS, Iranian state-linked channels, and Abu Ali Express.
As The Zioneer reported on Monday, Iran claimed the U.S. recognized its right to collect tolls after 60 days — a claim Washington disputed. On Sunday, a senior U.S. official said the strait would reopen 'with no tolls' under a framework deal. Background reporting by i24NEWS journalist Barak Betesh noted that Iran had simply switched from a 'passage fee' to an 'insurance fee' — a formulation agreed with the Americans. The new dispatch frames the insurance requirement not as a fee waiver but as a unilateral enforcement tool.
As of Friday 18:26 Jerusalem, there has been no official response from the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet or the Iranian foreign ministry. The type of punishment the IRGC Navy might impose remains unspecified, and it is unclear how any enforcement would interact with the competing U.S.-Iran claims.
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