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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-threat-rubio-bahrain.html
Iran Strikes Ship in Strait of Hormuz
(New York Times) Peter Eavis - An Iranian drone struck a container ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had warned ships on Thursday that they must coordinate with its navy and not take an alternative route through Omani territorial waters. An Iranian official said Oman's providing an alternative route to vessels for transiting the strait instead of the route designated by Iran had angered Iran and undermined its control over the passageway, therefore it had decided to act. He added that Oman did not have the ability to provide security guarantees to vessels without Iran on board, and that Iran was insisting on maintaining its control over the area. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers on Thursday, rejected Iran's continued claim to control passage through the strait. "International waterways do not belong to any nation state," he said. "This is a foundational principle in the world today."