Iran has warned oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz to use Tehran-approved routes or face force. The threat sharpens risks for global shipping even as mediators report progress in US-Iran talks.

Iran warns oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz to adhere to approved routes or face a forceful military response.

Iran warns oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz to adhere to approved routes or face a forceful military response.

Iran's military is threatening a "forceful response" against oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that don't follow its approved routes.

Iran's military is threatening a "forceful response" against oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that don't follow its approved routes.

The statement from the Khatam al-Anbiya military command, reported by Iranian state television, comes after both U.S. and Iranian diplomats met with mediators on Wednesday in Qatar.

Iran’s joint military command has warned that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response.”.

A Liberian tanker sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on an Oman-IMO coastal route despite an Iranian Guard warning. The passage highlighted growing strain in the US-Iran truce and the region's fragile security.