IRGC Issues Provocative New Map — Claims Control Over Strait of Hormuz
Tehran — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released a new map designating the Strait of Hormuz as being under Iranian military control, a move likely to inflame already heightened tensions in the region.The map features a boundary line drawn from Koh-e-Mubarak in Iran to south of Fujairah on the United Arab Emirates coastline…
Tehran — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released a new map designating the Strait of Hormuz as being under Iranian military control, a move likely to inflame already heightened tensions in the region.
The map features a boundary line drawn from Koh-e-Mubarak in Iran to south of Fujairah on the United Arab Emirates coastline — a demarcation that challenges internationally recognized maritime boundaries and is being viewed as a provocative assertion of territorial dominance.
The release comes amid escalating confrontation between Tehran and Washington in the Gulf region. Strong reactions from Gulf states and Western powers are anticipated, though the United States has yet to issue any official comment regarding the newly published map.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most strategically vital waterways, through which a significant portion of global oil supplies passes daily.
