TEHRAN, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy on Tuesday reiterated its warning to all vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz to solely take the corridor previously announced by the country.
It issued the warning in a post on social media platform X, stressing that any deviation by vessels to other routes will face the IRGC Navy's "decisive" action.
Meanwhile, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency on Tuesday cited an unidentified informed source as saying that two U.S. commercial vessels have been stuck in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz near Oman's coast, with no way forward or back.
Iran tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz beginning Feb. 28, when it barred safe passage to vessels belonging to or affiliated with Israel and the United States following joint strikes on Iranian territory.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States will begin guiding ships out of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning.
In response, Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned that "any foreign armed forces, especially the aggressive U.S. army, will be attacked if they intend to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz."
The U.S. Central Command said Monday that two U.S.-flagged merchant vessels had successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. navy was helping "restore commercial shipping." The IRGC rejected the claims, saying that "no commercial vessel or oil tanker" has transited the Strait of Hormuz. ■
