Iran insists on maintaining a chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz
Iran maintained its insistence on controlling the Strait of Hormuz on June 26, a day after an attack on a ship in the strategic waterway led the U.N. to suspend efforts to evacuate trapped mariners.
The New York Times and other U.S. media reported that Iran struck a container ship in the strait, and the Iranian agency that claims to regulate traffic there issued a warning after the incident.
“Any passage through routes outside the framework designated by PGSA will not be covered by safe passage guarantees,” Persian Gulf Strait Authority said on X.
Iran imposed a blockade of the strait during the war, sparking a global economic shock and has since said it plans to introduce what it terms maritime service fees.
