Iran says 24 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tuesday that 24 vessels had passed through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the corps’ naval forces over the previous 24 hours.

The ships transited the channel after “obtaining authorization and coordinating with the force,” the IRGC said. Iran has been charging ships what it calls service “fees” for use of the vital waterway, which, before the war, would typically see around one-fifth of the world’s gas and oil supplies pass through on tankers.

The IRGC confirmed on Tuesday, meanwhile, that it had targeted the MSC Sariska V container ship the previous day in retaliation for a U.S. attack on the Iranian vessel M/V Lian Star in the Sea of Oman. The Sariska’s owner confirmed earlier Tuesday that the cargo ship was hit by two projectiles off Iraq’s coast.

Also Tuesday, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, a new entity established by Iran to manage maritime transit in the Strait of Hormuz, said more than 300 non-Iranian vessels had applied for safe passage through the strait since early May.

In a post on X, the PGSA said that “in conditions of restrictions arising from war, it prioritizes the passage of ships associated with aligned governments.”