A fresh geopolitical standoff is unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned that all commercial vessels must use routes approved by Tehran while transiting the strategic waterway. The warning comes just days after Oman and international maritime authorities announced a temporary shipping corridor aimed at helping thousands of stranded seafarers and restoring safe navigation through the region. Iran has declared that coordination with the IRGC Navy is mandatory and warned against the use of routes established without its approval.

Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important oil shipping routes, has officially reopened to commercial traffic following a landmark US-Iran agreement to end months of conflict. The first Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying millions of barrels of crude oil have already passed through the strategic waterway. Shipping activity is picking up rapidly, with tankers loading cargoes near the UAE and heading toward global markets.