Iran announces alternative routes to Hormuz Strait, local media reports

Iran has announced alternative routes for vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz due to the risk of sea mines.

"All ships intending to transit the Strait of Hormuz are hereby notified that in order to comply with the principles of maritime safety and to be protected from possible collisions with sea mines...they should take alternative routes for traffic in the Strait of Hormuz," Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement quoted by local media.