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Iran warns ships not to cross Strait of Hormuz with systems off
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz not to switch off their navigation and identification systems.
The strait is the waterway involved in the warning.
The Guard said vessels that turn off those systems will be classified as hostile.
It warned they would face severe punishment.
The Guard also said three tankers that violated Iran’s transit rules had struck sea mines and caught fire since the previous day.
The warning sets out how Iran says it will respond to ships that cross with their systems off.
The Guard did not provide further details about the tankers or what would happen next.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned vessels not to cross the Strait of Hormuz with navigation and identification systems switched off.
The IRGC said vessels that do so will be classified as hostile and face severe punishment.
It said three tankers had struck sea mines and caught fire since the previous day.
- Who
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
- What
- The IRGC warned ships not to cross with navigation and identification systems off, saying they would be classified as hostile.
- When
- October 11, 2026; the IRGC said the tanker incidents occurred since the previous day.
- Where
- The Strait of Hormuz.
- Why
- The IRGC said vessels with their systems off would be treated as hostile. It also cited three tankers that it said violated Iran’s transit rules.
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All vessels in the Strait of Hormuz that turn off their navigation and identification systems will be classified as hostile
will be subject to severe punishment
Three tankers that violated Iran's rules [for transiting the Strait of Hormuz] have struck sea mines and caught fire
The IRGC said three tankers that violated Iran’s transit rules struck sea mines and caught fire.
The IRGC warned vessels against crossing the Strait of Hormuz with navigation and identification systems off.
- Warning authority
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Location
- Strait of Hormuz
- Systems named
- Navigation and identification systems
- Tankers reported
- 3
- Reported incidents
- Struck sea mines and caught fire
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