Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said on May 31 that 28 vessels had passed through the Strait of Hormuz "in coordination" with the force over the previous 24 hours, accounting for all ship traffic through the strategic waterway during the past day.

The IRGC said in a statement that " oil tankers, container ships, and other commercial vessels" had passed through the strait "after obtaining authorization and in coordination with, and under the security protection of, the IRGC Navy."

Earlier on May 31, the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported that dozens of tankers carrying oil and liquefied natural gas had passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the past week with US approval and after paying transit fees to Iran.

The report came despite repeated statements by the US government opposing the payment of fees to Iran for passage through the strait, which usually accounts for 20 of global oil and gas supplies.

Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil- blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html?lbis=456834