TEHRAN, July 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday their forces stopped four ships attempting to transit the strategic 
Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours.

"Four vessels that had intended to transit through the southern area of the Strait of Hormuz via an illegal and unsafe route were stopped over the past 
24 hours after warning shots were fired by the IRGC Navy," the Guards said in a statement quoted by state television, adding that the ships had "altered 
course".

Iran has in recent weeks hit tankers using a route hugging the Omani coast to traverse the strait, in a bid to strongarm vessels into using its own waters 
and pay for safe passage.