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Iran's IRGC Navy warns ships it will treat transponder switch-offs as hostile
Original: Iran's IRGC Navy announces that all vessels turning off their transponders will be considered enemy vessels and ‘dealt w
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has announced that any vessel turning off its transponder will be considered an enemy vessel and dealt with harshly and decisively. The warning, linked in public discussion to the Strait of Hormuz, comes amid heightened tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States, and raises concerns for commercial shipping navigating one of the world's most critical oil chokepoints.
Why now: Renewed Iran-Israel-US confrontation and fears over shipping safety in the Strait of Hormuz make any Iranian naval warning to vessels highly consequential.
IRGC NavyIranStrait of HormuzIsraelUnited States
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