Iran vows “firm response” if ships diverge from declared corridor in Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz | MGN

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned on Tuesday that it would respond firmly to any ships that diverge from the Islamic Republic’s approved route through the Strait of Hormuz.

“We warn all vessels planning to transit the Strait of Hormuz that the only safe passage is the corridor previously announced by Iran. Any diversion of ships to other routes is dangerous and will result in a firm response from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards navy,” it said in a statement carried by state television.

The warning came on the second day of a U.S. effort to facilitate the transit of commercial ships through the waterway, which Iran closed in response to the U.S.-Israeli war.