AFP quoted information from Iranian state television as saying that 6 ships trying to pass through a different route from the prescribed route were shot at by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Navy as warnings and forced the ships to turn around on the night of July 26.
Previously, Iranian state television reported that there was 1 ship involved in an "incident", but did not provide detailed information.
On July 25, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard also fired warning shots, blocking 4 ships passing through the southern area of the Strait of Hormuz.
As an important international energy transport corridor, the Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. According to the International Energy Agency, 25% of global oil transportation by sea passed through this strait in 2025. Before the conflict broke out on February 28, more than 130 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz every day.
