Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said that 28 commercial vessels, including oil tankers, container ships and other merchant vessels, transited the strategic Strait of Hormuz during the past 24 hours under the coordination and security supervision of the IRGC Navy.
In a statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB, the IRGC Navy’s Public Relations Office said the vessels were permitted to pass through the waterway after obtaining authorization and coordinating with Iranian authorities.
The IRGC described the Persian Gulf as a strategic maritime region belonging to the Muslim nations of the area and blamed the presence of U.S. military forces for heightened insecurity in regional waters.
“Over the past 24 hours, 28 ships, including oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels, passed through the Strait of Hormuz after obtaining permission with the coordination and security of the IRGC Navy,” the statement said.
The force added that it continues to exercise “intelligent control” over the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the safe movement of commercial shipping through one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.
The announcement follows a similar statement issued on Saturday, when the IRGC reported that 20 commercial vessels had transited the strait after coordinating with Iranian authorities.
According to Iranian state media outlet Press TV, the vessel movements are being managed through a newly established maritime traffic management system introduced by Iran for the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier this month, Tehran announced the creation of a new regulatory body, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), tasked with overseeing and monitoring operations in the strategically significant waterway. The announcement was publicised through the Supreme National Security Council, which confirmed that the PGSA’s official account on social media platform X had become operational.
The establishment of the PGSA marks Iran’s latest effort to strengthen its oversight of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route through which a significant share of global oil and energy shipments passes.
However, the move has drawn criticism from the United States. Washington recently imposed sanctions on the PGSA, alleging that Iran was using the organisation to extract fees from commercial vessels transiting the strait and channel revenues to the IRGC.
The sanctions, announced by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), placed the PGSA on its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list as part of the Trump administration’s broader “Economic Fury” campaign aimed at increasing pressure on Iran amid continuing regional tensions.
The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most strategically important maritime corridors, linking the Persian Gulf with international shipping routes and serving as a vital artery for global energy trade.
