IRGC warns ships off Oman's corridor in Hormuz as Rubio draws line on tolls

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps warned today that any ship navigating outside Tehran's designated corridors in the Strait of Hormuz would be acting illegally, directly rejecting an alternative route that Oman just announced. The move signals escalating tensions over control of one of the world's most critical shipping lanes. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Gulf Cooperation Council nations that Washington will not tolerate any fees for passage through the strait, under any name. According to Euronews, the dueling positions highlight a confrontation between Tehran's insistence on routing control and the US and Arab allies' opposition to monetizing transit rights through Hormuz—a passage that handles roughly a fifth of global oil trade.

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