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IRGC imposes strict navigation rules in Strait of Hormuz amid US blockade on Iranian ports

Apr 18, 2026

Amid the US's continued blockade of Iranian ports despite the Islamic Republic announcing the opening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy issued new directives restricting maritime movement through the strait, stating that only civilian vessels using Iranian-designated routes will be permitted passage and asserting that all military ships are barred from transiting the strategic waterway.

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