An aerial view of the Strait of Hormuz on December 10, 2023. Clarence Strait separates mainland Iran from Qeshm Island. Reuters/Yonhap News
Reuters reported on the 9th (local time) that Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy had unveiled an alternative route in the Strait of Hormuz to help vessels transiting the area avoid mines.