Iran has issued new regulations for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that it will be temporarily open under certain conditions.

Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, April 18 (Reporters Zhu Yiyi, Du Yifei) The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Command released new regulations for the passage of ships in the Strait of Hormuz on social media on the evening of the 17th. A spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Defense subsequently emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz is conditionally open and temporarily open. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Command said that the new regulations require civilian vessels to pass through designated Iranian routes, prohibit military vessels from passing through, and require coordination with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy for all vessels passing through. This new regulation is in line with the implementation of temporary ceasefire agreements between Iran and the United States, Israel, Lebanon, and Israel. According to the Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported in the early morning of the 18th, a spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Defense said that the Strait of Hormuz is conditionally open only during the ceasefire, and military vessels and vessels affiliated with hostile forces cannot pass through. This open state is temporary, and once Lebanon faces pressure, the situation will return to its previous state. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi announced on the 17th that in view of the ceasefire reached between Lebanon and Israel, Iran will open the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessels during the ceasefire. US President Trump later confirmed this on social media, but also stated that the US will continue to enforce a maritime blockade against Iran. The Iranian Tasnim News Agency quoted an informed source as saying that if the US continues to enforce the maritime blockade, Iran will consider it a violation of the ceasefire agreement and close the Strait of Hormuz. This article is reprinted from "Xinhua News Agency". Editor: Zhang Jinliang.