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US Guides Trapped Ships Through Hormuz, Sanctions Iran Strait Authority

6/1/2026

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U.S. Central Command advises commercial vessels on transiting the Strait of Hormuz and refuses escort.
A quarter of non-Iranian ships trapped three months have begun crossing with U.S. guidance.
U.S. Navy mine-clearing and two destroyers opened a route along Oman’s coast.
Some vessels disable AIS as U.S. radar and drones monitor their movements.
Treasury sanctioned Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority and barred U.S. persons from paying for safe passage.

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U.S. Central Command advises commercial vessels on transiting the Strait of Hormuz and refuses escort.
A quarter of non-Iranian ships trapped three months have begun crossing with U.S. guidance.
U.S. Navy mine-clearing and two destroyers opened a route along Oman’s coast.
Some vessels disable AIS as U.S. radar and drones monitor their movements.
Treasury sanctioned Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority and barred U.S. persons from paying for safe passage.