Iran announces an end to all "illegal oil smuggling" through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's destruction of "navigation aid systems" that were located on the "southern rocks" of the strait resulted in a complete cessation of unauthorized oil shipping through the waterway, the Iranian Broadcasting Authority news agency reports, citing an official in the Revolutionary Guards Navy.
"Illicit vessels managed to enter the illegal passage last night, and oil smuggling through this route has been completely stopped," states the source.
Following the American-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, Iran moved to take de facto control of all maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Vessels wishing to navigate the strait must do so in a route defined by Iranian authorities, with violators risking attacks by Iranian forces.