Iran-Hormuz/Closure
Iran-Hormuz/Closure
Dateline : July 12, 2026/File
Location : Iran
Duration : 1'14
FILE: Strait of Hormuz - May 22-23, 2026 (NNC - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
1. Various of vessels sailing at sea
FILE: Strait of Hormuz - June 5-6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
2. Various of stranded vessels
FILE: Tehran, Iran - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
3. Iranian national flags
FILE: Tehran, Iran - June 6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
4. Traffic
FILE: Tehran, Iran - May 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
5. Various of traffic; national flags of Iran
FILE: Tehran, Iran - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
6. City view
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced early Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz had been closed until further notice, after striking a vessel that attempted to transit the strategic waterway through an unapproved route.
In a statement, the IRGC Navy said several vessels had attempted to deviate from approved shipping lanes, ignoring repeated warnings to adjust course, adding that one vessel was struck by a cruise missile and forced to halt.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said in an advisory issued on the same day that a container ship caught fire after sustaining damage in an incident off the coast of Oman late Saturday.
UKMTO said it received a report from military authorities that the incident involved a container ship located nine nautical miles (16.7 kilometers) east of Oman.
According to the report, the vessel sustained damage to its rear and experienced a fire onboard.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions following a recent exchange of attacks between the United States and Iran, triggered by alleged Iranian strikes on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz that lies between Iran and Oman.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced early Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz had been closed until further notice, after striking a vessel that attempted to transit the strategic waterway through an unapproved route.
The closure will remain in place until the end of U.S. interference in the region, and no vessels will be permitted to pass through the waterway until further notice, according to the IRGC statement.
The IRGC Navy warned that any retaliatory action or further aggression against Iran would be met with a severe response.
The statement explicitly held the United States, Israel, and nations hosting U.S. military bases responsible for all consequences stemming from any escalation.
The latest development comes amid the ongoing confrontation over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime chokepoint through which approximately one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil exports normally transit.
It followed a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Oman on Saturday to discuss the strait that lies between the two countries, after days of alleged Iranian attacks on ships and U.S. retaliatory strikes that has strained the memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at ending the war.
The United States recently revoked a license authorizing Iranian oil exports, accusing Iran of jeopardizing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
ID : 8488980
Published : 2026-07-12 09:06
Last Modified : 2026-07-12 16:08:20
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),Other
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