Al-Monitor reports that Iranian officials, including the Foreign Minister and Revolutionary Guards, have warned against alternative shipping corridors in the Strait of Hormuz and stated they are implementing traffic controls, citing an unauthorized route announced by Oman and the IMO. Supported claims indicate roughly one-fifth of global oil and LNG exports transit the strait in peacetime and reference a Pakistan-brokered agreement ending a February conflict involving the United States and Israel. Washington Times reports of recent U.S. strikes, Iranian tanker attacks, and related statements remain unverified.