Iran to target any US warship imposing different route in Hormuz

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 04, 2026 · 312 words · By Sertac Aktan

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Tehran warns it will target US vessels attempting to alter approved shipping corridors or maintain a naval blockade.

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What happened

Tehran warns it will target US vessels attempting to alter approved shipping corridors or maintain a naval blockade.

Why it matters

Iran announced that it would target any US warship that may try to impose a different route than the one that Tehran has allowed for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, Mohsen Rezaei, a senior advisor to Iran's supreme leader, said Monday.

Common ground

"(We won't allow) the second corridor to open.

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Claim 1: “Iran announced that it would target any US warship that may try to impose a different route than the one that Tehran has allowed for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, Mohsen Rezaei, a senior advisor to Iran's supreme leader, said Monday.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Mohsen Rezaei warned that Iran would target US warships if Washington attempted to enforce an alternate shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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Claim 2: “the critical waterway where about a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas flowed before the start of the war”

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Al Jazeera explicitly states that about 20 percent of the world's oil and natural gas flowed through Hormuz before the war. Other sources provide slightly different percentages (25% for seaborne oil), but the 20% figure is specifically reported.

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web search NEUTRAL — About 20 percent of the world’s oil and natural gas flowed through Hormuz before the war.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/us-to-shoot-and-kil…

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web search NEUTRAL — 20 mb/d, around 25% world seaborne oil trade, transits the Strait – 80% destined for Asia. 3.5 to 5.5 mb/d of pipeline capacity with the potential to re-direct crude flows to avoid the Strait. Lasting…
https://www.iea.org/about/oil-security-and-emergency-respons…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. This narrow shipping route transports one third of all of the sea-transited oil on EARTH!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udtVdDmSSoo

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Claim 3: “President Donald Trump said on Monday he expected negotiations to begin within the next day or two”

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While other claims in the set are corroborated, the specific detail that Trump said on 'Monday' he expected negotiations to begin 'within the next day or two' is not explicitly mirrored in the provided evidence snippets, although the general context of negotiations is mentioned in Wikipedia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phase ceasefire framework i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The blockade began 10:00 EDT and applied only to ships going…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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Claim 4: “the incident occurred 37 kilometres northeast of Al Khasab, Oman.”

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Two independent web sources explicitly specify the location of the incident as 37 kilometers northeast of Al Khasab, Oman.

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web search NEUTRAL — The center said the reported strike damaged the vessel at around 2 a.m. local time while it was about 37 kilometers (23 miles) northeast of Al Khasab, a port city in Oman.
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/international/2026/08/04/u-…

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web search NEUTRAL — A cargo vessel was struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, a British maritime agency said on Tuesday, without giving specifics on damage or injuries.
https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321635-cargo-vessel-hit-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The vessel reported the incident at about 2 a.m. local time while sailing 37 kilometers northeast of Al Khasab, Oman, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said.Al Khasab lies at the nor…
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bko6tz18fl

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Claim 5: “a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman was struck by an "unknown projectile", a British maritime agency said on Tuesday”

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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference (France24) and multiple independent web sources (Naharnet, etc.) reporting a cargo vessel was hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman.

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web search NEUTRAL — A cargo vessel was struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, a British maritime agency said on Tuesday, without giving specifics on damage or injuries. The vesse…
https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/321635-cargo-vessel-hit-…

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web search NEUTRAL — A British maritime monitoring agency said a cargo ship reported being hit by a projectile overnight off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, while the United States and Iran made opposing claims…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/4/cargo-ship-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — An "unknown projectile" struck a tanker off the coast of Oman, a British maritime agency said on Tuesday, as Iran and the United States exchanged fire over control of the Strait of Hormuz. Get updated…
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/uk-maritime-agency-says-tank…

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Claim 6: “Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei insisted the strait... will "remain closed until US violations end".”

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Web search results confirm that Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stated the strait would remain closed until US violations end.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ballistic missile program of Iran is the largest in the Middle East and plays a key role in Iran's military and defense strategy, pursuit of regional power projection, and other geopolitical goals…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_I…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Esmail Baghaei Hamaneh (born 1975) is an Iranian diplomat who has been the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since October 2024. He previously served as a senior assistant to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmail_Baghaei

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Persian: سخنگوی وزارت امور خارجه) is an Iranian Government official whose primary responsibility is to serve as the spokesperson for Iranian Minis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokesperson_for_the_Ministry_…

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Claim 7: “Authorities started an investigation into the vessel... the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm that UKMTO specifically stated an investigation had been launched into the vessel.

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Claim 8: “Rezaei also warned of targeting US ships and bases if the country continued the naval blockade on Iran.”

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Multiple sources, including #Mezha and other web search results, confirm Rezaei's warning to target US ships and bases if the maritime blockade continues.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohsen Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: محسن رضایی, born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: سبزوار رضایی میرقائد); born 1 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and senior military officer in the Iranian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsen_Rezaee

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Claim 9: “Iran immediatly denied holding new negotiations saying the Islamic Republic was only working out an agreement with Oman at the moment over a temporary route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.”

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Three independent web sources (NTD, and two others) explicitly report that Iran denied negotiations with the US and stated they were only working with Oman on a temporary shipping route.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran enforces administrative and security control over the Strait of Hormuz following the 2026 Iran war. Iran asserts sovereign control over the Strait of Hormuz to regulate maritime traffic, collect …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_sovereignty_over_the_S…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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