### [2026-06-2](/feed/2026/06/2/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy coordinates the passage of 24 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz over the past day after they obtained permission. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://aje.news/yvduu6?update=4620013)

### Related:

1. ["The New York Times" reports that the U.S. Central Command has guided 70 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the last three weeks, using routes closer to the Omani coast. ](/feed/2026/05/31/the-new-york-times-reports-that-the-us-central-command-has-guided-70-commercial-ships-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-i.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, commercial ships_
2. [The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control announces under Executive Order 13224 that it has imposed sanctions against Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the newly-created body used for managing the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/05/27/the-united-states-office-of-foreign-assets-control-announces-under-executive-order-13224-that-it-has-imposed-sanctions-a.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
3. [Crude oil tanker "Idemitsu Maru" arrives in Japan after previously becoming the first Japanese-owned ship to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the war started on February 28. ](/feed/2026/05/25/crude-oil-tanker-idemitsu-maru-arrives-in-japan-after-previously-becoming-the-first-japanese-owned-ship-to-transit-the.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
4. [Chinese supertanker "Yuan Hua Hu", which carries 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude, crosses the Strait of Hormuz after previously being stranded in the Gulf for two months following the Iran war. ](/feed/2026/05/13/chinese-supertanker-yuan-hua-hu-which-carries-2-million-barrels-of-iraqi-crude-crosses-the-strait-of-hormuz-after-pr.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
5. [France deploys the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" and its strike group to the Red Sea ahead of a proposed British–French mission aimed at securing maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/05/6/france-deploys-the-aircraft-carrier-charles-de-gaulle-and-its-strike-group-to-the-red-sea-ahead-of-a-proposed-british.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
6. [At least three oil tankers pass through the strait, including the Panama-flagged "Peace Gulf", which took the new route through Iranian waters as instructed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. ](/feed/2026/04/14/at-least-three-oil-tankers-pass-through-the-strait-including-the-panama-flagged-peace-gulf-which-took-the-new-route.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
7. [Pakistani sources say that the major disagreements during the talks were Iran's nuclear program, missile program, restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, and calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon. ](/feed/2026/04/12/pakistani-sources-say-that-the-major-disagreements-during-the-talks-were-iran-s-nuclear-program-missile-program-restri.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
8. [A U.S. A-10 Warthog crashes near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by Iranian anti-aircraft fire. The pilot ejects and is rescued. ](/feed/2026/04/3/a-us-a-10-warthog-crashes-near-the-strait-of-hormuz-after-being-hit-by-iranian-anti-aircraft-fire-the-pilot-ejects-an.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
9. [Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to oversee maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/04/2/iranian-deputy-foreign-minister-kazem-gharibabadi-says-that-iran-and-oman-are-drafting-a-protocol-to-oversee-maritime-tr.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
10. [United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. ](/feed/2026/03/13/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-us-forces-conducted-airstrikes-on-military-targets-on-kharg-island-ira.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_