Iranian military talks about preventing US ships from entering the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's military announced that its naval forces operating in the Gulf have prevented US ships from entering the Strait of Hormuz.
"Thanks to the quick and decisive warning of the naval forces, enemy US ships were prevented from entering the Strait of Hormuz," the Iranian military's public relations unit said in a statement on Monday, May 4, 2026.
On Monday, IRGC spokesman and deputy head of the Public Relations Department, Hossein Mohebi, said that any ships violating the rules in the Strait of Hormuz would be stopped by force.
Iran threatens: We will attack any US military approach to the Strait of Hormuz
In the same context , the headquarters of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya said that "any foreign power, especially the US military, will be attacked if it approaches the Strait of Hormuz."
In a statement on Monday, May 4, 2026, the headquarters confirmed that its forces are supervising the security of the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that the passage of ships "under any circumstances must coordinate with us", calling on commercial ships and oil tankers to refrain from crossing without prior coordination, saying that this is "to preserve their security", adding that Iran "will maintain the security of the Strait of Hormuz and manage it with all its strength".
"Any aggressive action by America will destabilize the status quo and endanger the security of ships," he said.
Earlier, the head of the National Security Committee in the Iranian parliament, Ebrahim Azizi, warned that any US intervention in the Strait of Hormuz regime "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire", following US President Donald Trump's announcement of the "Freedom Project" to facilitate the movement of ships in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf waters "will not be managed by imaginary publications of the US president".
Washington establishes security zone in Hormuz
The United States has established a strengthened security zone to support transit operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Britain's Maritime Trade Operations Authority said, noting that ships that choose to transit must take a course through Omani territorial waters.
The Authority for the Monitoring of Global Maritime Traffic explained on Monday that it is advisable to coordinate with the Omani authorities to maintain the safety of navigation, in light of expectations of an increase in traffic in the Hormuz region.
In this context, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it will start supporting the "Freedom Project" to restore freedom of navigation, explaining that "its forces will start supporting the project on Monday, with the aim of restoring the freedom of navigation of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz."
"This mission, directed by President Donald Trump, supports commercial ships seeking to pass freely through this vital international trade corridor," she said, noting that the strait is through a quarter of the world's oil trade by sea, along with large quantities of fuel and fertilizers.
Newspaper: US warships will not enter the "Freedom Project"
The Wall Street Journal quoted a US official as saying that the new initiative, dubbed by Trump the "Freedom Project," is a mechanism that allows countries, insurance companies and shipping organizations to coordinate navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
The official added that the initiative does not include at its current stage the accompaniment of US Navy warships to ships transiting the Strait.
The same official noted that the IRGC has recently deployed naval mines in the strait, posing new risks to commercial shipping through the corridor.
Axios quoted officials as saying that US Navy ships will be nearby in anticipation of preventing the Iranian army from attacking ships transiting the Hormuz, stressing that the US Navy will provide ships with information on safe passages in the strait that are not threatened by Iranian mines.