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2. Military vessels are still prohibited (presumably that includes minesweepers)

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 02:37 PM

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All commercial ships including U.S. vessels can sail through the strait although their plans ⁠need to be ⁠coordinated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.

Transit would be restricted to lanes which Iran deemed safe, adding that military vessels were still prohibited, the official said.

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