### [2026-05-22](/feed/2026/05/22/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reports that 35 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz with permission over the previous 24 hours. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4593633)

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1. [The Qatar-linked LNG tanker "Al Kharaitiyat", managed by Nakilat, crosses the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first oil tanker or vessel from Qatar to transit the waterway since the war began on February 28. The ship is expected to head to Pakistan. ](/feed/2026/05/10/the-qatar-linked-lng-tanker-al-kharaitiyat-managed-by-nakilat-crosses-the-strait-of-hormuz-making-it-the-first-oil.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
2. [A U.S. official tells "Axios" that Iran and the U.S. have reportedly exchanged fire at the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran claiming to strike three U.S. Navy ships and the U.S. claiming to strike targets on the waterway. ](/feed/2026/05/7/a-us-official-tells-axios-that-iran-and-the-us-have-reportedly-exchanged-fire-at-the-strait-of-hormuz-with-iran-c.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
3. [U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio and U.S. military leaders, including U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth, say that the ceasefire is holding despite recent attacks on the United Arab Emirates and Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/05/5/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-and-us-military-leaders-including-us-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-say-that-t.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
4. [Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two vessels after attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. A third vessel is also reportedly "disabled off Iran's coast". ](/feed/2026/04/22/iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-seizes-two-vessels-after-attempting-to-cross-the-strait-of-hormuz-a-third.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
5. [The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announces that the Strait of Hormuz is closed again until the blockade ends. ](/feed/2026/04/18/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-announces-that-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-closed-again-until-the-blockade-ends.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
6. [In a notice to seafarers, the U.S. Central Command announces that a blockade of Iranian ports is now in effect, with all unauthorized vessels in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz subject to interdiction. ](/feed/2026/04/13/in-a-notice-to-seafarers-the-us-central-command-announces-that-a-blockade-of-iranian-ports-is-now-in-effect-with-all.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
7. [The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announces alternative routes for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, citing risks of sea mines in the main shipping channel. ](/feed/2026/04/9/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-announces-alternative-routes-for-ships-crossing-the-strait-of-hormuz-citing.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
8. [Israel claims to have assassinated Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. ](/feed/2026/03/26/israel-claims-to-have-assassinated-alireza-tangsiri-the-commander-of-iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Middle Eastern crisis_
9. [The IRGC Navy announces the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels. ](/feed/2026/02/28/the-irgc-navy-announces-the-closure-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-to-all-vessels.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Strait of Hormuz_
10. [Several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy gunboats attempt to stop and seize a U.S. tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker ignored the demands to stop and continued on its journey towards the Arabian Sea under escort of a United States Navy warship. ](/feed/2026/02/3/several-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-gunboats-attempt-to-stop-and-seize-a-us-tanker-in-the-strait-of-hormuz.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_