Iran reveals safe route for Hormuz shipping
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) has provided alternative safe routes for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel, to avoid “possible collisions with sea mines”
STRAIT OF HORMUZ SAFE SHIPPING LANES
Iran says Strait is not in international waters – safe passage depends on goodwill – and has not ruled out charging toll
New safe routes
Within Iranian territorial waters enabling IRGC to visually verify ship details
IRGC naval bases
PERSIAN GULF
IRAN
OMAN
UAE
GULF OF OMAN
Larak
Abu Musa
Bandar Abbas
Hormuz
Qeshm
20km
12 miles
IRAN
OMAN
UAE
Possible sea mines
Disputed waters between Iran and UAE, occupied by Iran
Peacetime shipping lanes
One-way traffic
Over 800 vessels trapped in Persian Gulf 
Most expected to leave when possible for use elsewhere – will not risk re-entry at present
Sources: BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters
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