Iran allowing more ships through Strait of Hormuz: state TV

Published May 15, 2026 Updated May 15, 2026 05:21pm

The naval forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are allowing more ships to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television says, after Tehran blocked the waterway following US-Israeli strikes, AFP reports.

“More vessels can now pass through the Strait of Hormuz with the coordination of the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” or IRGC, a state TV reporter said from the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.

“This indicates that many countries have accepted the new legal protocols that Iran and the IRGC naval forces have established in this region and in the Strait of Hormuz.”

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