# IRGC Navy rejects Oman's new Hormuz corridor, warns of 'enforcement measures'
> A day after Oman and the IMO opened a fee-free transit route, Iran's Guards call it 'unacceptable' and demand mandatory coordination on Channel 16

**Meta:** type: story · date: 2026-06-25 · heads: 战争究竟如何收场, 谁的钱 · 3 takes · 3 lenses · 3 regions

## Summary

[Iran](/zh/entity/iran)'s Revolutionary Guard Navy on June 25 rejected the new [Strait of Hormuz](/zh/entity/strait-of-hormuz) transit corridor that [Oman](/zh/entity/oman) and the International Maritime Organization opened a day earlier, calling it "unacceptable and dangerous." The Guards said any route set up without Tehran's coordination is unauthorised and that passage requires mandatory contact via radio Channel 16, threatening "enforcement measures" against vessels in violation. Oman had announced the fee-free corridor, with two lanes north and south of the main channel, to evacuate over 11,000 stranded seafarers under the [June 17 ceasefire](/zh/n/iran-us-ceasefire-mou). The clash exposes who controls passage through the waterway even as shipping recovers.

## Why it matters

The corridor was the first concrete step to reopen [Oil](/zh/entity/oil) flows through the world's most important chokepoint. Iran's insistence on coordination rights keeps a hand on the valve and signals that the [deal](/zh/n/iran-us-ceasefire-mou)'s navigation terms are unsettled, leaving tanker owners exposed to a sudden re-escalation.

## What to watch

- Whether tankers use the Omani lanes or default to coordinating with the IRGC.
- Any Iranian interdiction or warning shot against a vessel ignoring Channel 16.
- The Oman-Iran joint working group on future Hormuz navigation and fees.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### Indian daily, wire desk
- **The Tribune** (India, en) — Reports the IRGC Navy rejecting an alternative corridor announced by Oman, insisting only routes approved by Iran are authorised and that vessels must coordinate via Channel 16 or face enforcement, citing Iranian media.
  > "Certain authorities announced a new route through the strait without coordination with Iran. The proposed route is unacceptable and poses serious safety risks."
  Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/irgc-navy-rejects-new-strait-of-hormuz-route-warns-of-enforcement-measures-iranian-media/

### Gulf English daily
- **The National** (United Arab Emirates, en) — Reports Oman and the IMO setting up a fee-free corridor with two routes north and south of the main lane to evacuate over 11,000 stranded seafarers, following the June 17 deal to lift blockades.
  > "Oman and the UN's maritime agency set up a temporary, toll-free corridor through the Strait of Hormuz to move out more than 11,000 stranded sailors."
  Source: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/06/24/oman-and-un-set-up-corridor-for-safe-passage-of-ships-stranded-in-strait-of-hormuz/

### unlabelled
- **CNBC** (United States, en) — 
  Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/iran-navy-shipping-recovery-strait-of-hormuz-unauthorized-routes-us-fragile-mou-.html

## Across the graph
- Related: [[iran-us-ceasefire-mou]], [[hormuz-oil-supply-shock]], [[hormuz-cape-diversion-freight]], [[mbz-iran-ceasefire-hormuz]]
- Entities: Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Oman, United States, Oil

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