Corps Navy announced Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday that it had allowed 26 vessels, including oil tankers, to transit the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.
The force stated in a post on its X platform: “In the past 24 hours, 26 vessels, including oil tankers, container ships, and other commercial vessels, transited the Strait of Hormuz.”
It clarified that the transit took place after coordination with the Revolutionary Guard.
Seoul announced that a South Korean oil tanker transited the strait on Wednesday in coordination with Iran, marking the first South Korean vessel to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the dispute.
Authority for the management of the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced on Monday the formation of a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz and impose transit fees on ships.
Iran has largely closed the strait to shipping since the outbreak of hostilities with the United States and Israel on February 28.
While a ceasefire has been in effect since April 8, Iranian authorities require ships transiting the strait to obtain approval from the Iranian armed forces.
Iranian restrictions and an American blockade
Iran has imposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil production passes in peacetime, causing disruption to global markets.
In response to Tehran's restrictions on shipping in the Strait, the United States imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
