IRGC warns vessels not to approach Strait of Hormuz

<article data-history-node-id="442757" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irgc-warns-vessels-not-approach-strait-hormuz" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irgc-warns-vessels-not-approach-strait-hormuz" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">IRGC warns vessels not to approach Strait of Hormuz </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height:1.38">Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released a statement on Saturday announcing that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed and warning vessels not to approach or risk their security being compromised.</p> <p>The IRGC Navy cited Israel's actions in Lebanon, which it said violated ceasefire commitments, as the reason for the closure.</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="along the Gulf of Oman on June 19, 2026. (AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9ac9ee9c-ac3d-42ff-b488-5c55533f7015" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/000_B7N82RE.jpg" width="1920" height="1080" alt="along the Gulf of Oman on June 19, 2026. (AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Ships docked along the Gulf of Oman on 19 June 2026 (AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img alt height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>