Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that any vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz without coordinating with Iran is endangering itself, and announced enforcement measures against violators. The IRGC reiterated that vessels must use maritime channel 16 to coordinate passage.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a fresh warning Thursday morning reiterating that vessels must coordinate passage through the Strait of Hormuz exclusively with Iranian authorities via maritime channel 16, and will face enforcement measures for violations. This operational specification — channel 16 as the sole coordination channel — was absent from the IRGC's earlier statements today, marking a tightening of the regime first announced at 04:48 Jerusalem and reiterated at 08:01.
As The Zioneer reported, the IRGC’s initial statement at 04:48 rejected uncoordinated transit and insisted on Iranian approval. By 08:01, the IRGC further specified that vessels must use only approved routes. The current warning now adds the mandatory channel-16 coordination detail and a direct enforcement threat. All three statements were reported by Israeli sources tracking Iranian affairs, with no independent verification by The Zioneer.
These developments follow a series of escalating IRGC announcements since June 8 regarding the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC declared the strait closed to Israel-linked vessels on June 20; issued a 'severe danger' warning the same day; and imposed new transit rules including mandatory Iranian insurance and advance coordination, as The Zioneer reported throughout that period.
It remains unclear whether the IRGC has formally published a navigational bulletin to mariners, or whether the repeated warnings represent internal messaging amplified by media sources. The Zioneer has not independently confirmed the operational status of channel 16 coordination or the specific enforcement measures threatened.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake