Iran strikes ships using 'unauthorized' route through Strait of Hormuz
At least eight vessels have been attacked traveling through the Strait of Hormuz since June 17 – the day Iran and the US agreed Iran would allow commercial ships safe passage through the strait. Five attacks happened before President Donald Trump said the ceasefire was over on July 10.
Attacks on commercial vessels since June 17
Iran-asserted traffic
separation scheme
Oman-IMO traffic
separation scheme
25 miles
Iran
25 km
Qeshm
Oman
territorial
waters
Iran
territorial
waters
Persian
Gulf
Oman
June 13
Two tankers
hit by missiles
United Arab
Emirates
Gulf of
Oman
Timeline of attacks
June
17
JuLY
1
20
25
5
10
15
Ceasefire
deal signed
Trump says
ceasefire is over
Iran-asserted traffic
separation scheme
Oman-IMO traffic
separation scheme
25 miles
Iran
25 km
Qeshm
Oman
territorial
waters
Iran
territorial
waters
Persian
Gulf
Oman
June 13
Two tankers
hit by missiles
United Arab
Emirates
Gulf of
Oman
Timeline of attacks
June
17
JuLY
1
20
25
5
10
15
Ceasefire
deal signed
Trump says
ceasefire is over
Iran-asserted traffic separation scheme
Oman-IMO traffic separation scheme
25 miles
25 km
Iran
Qeshm
Oman
territorial
waters
Iran
territorial
waters
Oman
Persian
Gulf
AfgHan.
Iraq
Iran
June 13
Two tankers
hit by missiles
Kuwait
Pak.
QATAR
UAE
Saudi
Arabia
United Arab
Emirates
Oman
Gulf of
Oman
Yemen
Timeline of attacks
June
17
JuLY
1
20
25
5
10
15
Ceasefire
deal signed
Trump says
ceasefire is over
Vancouver
canada
russia
us
NORTH
CASCADES
NAT’L
PARK
mongolia
Spokane
Seattle
XINJIANG
Tacoma
Beijing
washington
Pacific
Ocean
china
Olympia
Shanghai
Portland
xxx miles
oregon
xxx km
Iran-asserted
shipping route
UAE
territorial
waters