Iran sets up new mechanism to manage vessel transit through Hormuz
Iran has introduced a new system to oversee vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz, requiring commercial ships to coordinate with its military. The move comes alongside a warning to the U.S. Navy and an expanded map asserting greater Iranian control over the strategic waterway.
May 06, 2026
Menna Alaa El-Din and Yomna Ehab/Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.
Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
Iran has set up a new mechanism to manage the transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Press TV reported on Tuesday.
Iran has warned the U.S. Navy to stay out of the Strait of Hormuz and that commercial vessels will need to coordinate any passage with its military. It also issued a new map of the strait with an expanded Iranian area of control.
-Menna Alaa El-Din and Yomna Ehab/Reuters
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