A cargo ship sits at anchor in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam Governorate, in United Arab Emirates, on March 11, 2026. Stringer/ReutersIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Sunday warned that military vessels should avoid the disputed Strait of Hormuz after peace talks between Tehran and the United States fell through.In a statement released through state-run media outlets, the IRGC said that military vessels will be subject to a “firm response” if they try to pass through the strait, which Iran has blocked since the U.S.–Iran war started in late February.
