Iran thwarts an American attempt to pass ships through the southern route of Hormuz after one of them suffered an accident

Iran foiled an American attempt on Monday to direct 6 ships to pass through the “southern route” in the Strait of Hormuz, after one of the ships suffered an accident and the rest turned back.

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Iranian television quoted informed sources as saying that “six ships attempted at dawn today to cross the Strait of Hormuz via the ‘illegal southern route,’ pushed by the US army, a route that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard had previously warned was ‘mined’ and posed a danger to navigation.”

The sources confirmed that one of the ships exploded after deviating from the navigational route designated by Iran, while the other ships were returned to Gulf waters.

They stressed that “the navigational route in the Strait of Hormuz is the only designated one,” warning that the other routes “are impassable and do not lead to any destination,” indicating Tehran’s insistence on managing transit traffic in the strait.

Iran’s “Fars” agency had earlier reported that three oil tankers attempted to use the same route in recent days, one of which exploded, while the other two turned back.

This comes after warnings issued by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to shipping companies against using the southern route, affirming that it is “mined,” coinciding with continued tension and confrontations between Iran and the US following the recent military escalation in the region.