Iran warns that ships using the Hormuz Strait will be destroyed

Iran is warning ships trying to use the Strait of Hormuz that any ship using it without permission will be marked and destroyed”.

Despite last night's two-week ceasefire, which requires Iran to allow ships to pass through the straits today there has been confusion among shipping firms.

Iran had said it would provide safe co-ordination with its armed forces.

But its coastal guard today warned that any ships that try to sail without permission would be marked and destroyed “, reports Skynews, broadcast Clankosova. tv 

Reports shared in Iranian media suggest Iran is stopping maritime traffic due to Israeli attacks on Lebanon today, despite the ceasefire, while Iranian authorities reportedly are dealing with the strait as still closed.

Mixed reports about the strait, along with Israel's attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, look like another point of pressure on the ceasefire ʹ, which has been taking place for only a few hours.