Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, announced that the safe transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz cannot be guaranteed without coordination with Iran, warning that in the absence of such coordination, designated traffic routes could be suspended.
In a message published on the social media platform X, he emphasized that any safe transit through this strategic waterway requires coordination with Tehran, without providing details regarding the mechanism of this coordination or how routes would be suspended.
These remarks came one day after a statement issued by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which had conditioned the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on the use of routes officially approved by Iran, labeling any path outside this framework a “security risk.”
Concurrently, reports indicate that Oman, in coordination with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has designated a temporary route for vessel traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, urging maritime vessels to use it.
