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BREAKING: Iran’s IRGC Navy declares the US-backed Omani alternative southern route for the Strait of Hormuz, announced yesterday, “unacceptable and completely dangerous,” asserting that only routes announced by Iran are authorized for passage and warning that “violator vessels will be dealt with.” The statement adds that every ship now attempting to pass through the southern route without coordination will be forced to stop and will be targeted, per Tasnim.
This directly rejects the US-backed Omani framework that tried to bypass Iran’s sovereign control in the Strait of Hormuz by routing traffic along the Musandam Peninsula, with Iran asserting that any navigation outside routes it has announced is “strictly prohibited,” and mandatory coordination via Channel 16 will be required for all passage.