IRGC Navy Commander: Ships in the Strait of Hormuz That Switch Off Navigation and Identification Systems Will Be Treated as Hostile

Rear Admiral Ali Azmaei, commander of the IRGC Navy, warned all ships in the area of the Strait of Hormuz in a social media post on Monday, 20 Mehr 1405 (12 October 2026). According to Khabaronline, which published at 10:09, he wrote that any ship in the area that switches off its navigation and identification systems will be identified as hostile and dealt with "severely and decisively".

The warning follows reports in recent days of tankers hitting mines and of attacks on vessels in the strait and surrounding waters; the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council had also said earlier that Hormuz will not reopen until Iran's seven conditions are accepted. Khabaronline's report gives no detail on how the warning would be enforced or which vessels it covers.