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Most alarmingly, Iran’s IRGC Navy escalated by issuing urgent warnings via VHF Channel 16 to commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf. Multiple ships reported receiving explicit broadcasts declaring: “No ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz,” with messages labeling passage “not allowed,” “unsafe,” or “banned for all ships of any type.” The EU’s Operation Aspides naval mission and UK’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) confirmed these reports,
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