Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on the 26th its navy is conducting
continuous patrols and surveillance across roughly 240,000 sq km of the Persian
Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said any vessel that does not accept Iranian
rules cannot transit the strait. It said US forces attempted to alter vessel
routes but were met with warning shots and the returned vessels. Over the past
24 hours six vessels were ordered to anchor after IRGC warnings and complied
with Iranian directives.
