IRGC warns ships to use Iran-approved routes through Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned commercial vessels to use only Iran-approved routes through the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions amid fragile US-Iran negotiations. The warning followed Oman's announcement of a new shipping route coordinated with the International Maritime Organization, as part of a recent US-Iran agreement to halt hostilities and resume negotiations over the strategic waterway.