Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian military branch named by OFAC as backing the mandatory-insurance scheme imposed on vessels transiting the strait.
Role in each timeline
- Hormuz Disrupted: The Closure, the Reopening That Did Not Hold, and $114 Oil
The organization Treasury said backed the scheme requiring commercial vessels to buy mandatory maritime insurance for Hormuz transits.
- Around the Strait: The Pipelines Gulf Oil Uses When Hormuz Is Shut
Iranian military organization identified in the report in connection with the vessel-targeting account.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps across every timeline
Every dated entry that names Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, from all 2 timelines, newest first.
- Tankers and a ship-to-ship anchorage near Sohar are reported targeted Report
Al Jazeera reported that multiple vessels were targeted overnight on Sunday into Monday, among them two outbound tankers and one at anchorage off the Omani port of Sohar, where ship-to-ship transfers are said to be taking place. No official advisory confirms the incident. Sohar anchorage is one of the transfer points the bypass route on this page depends on.
on Around the Strait: The Pipelines Gulf Oil Uses When Hormuz Is Shut - OFAC designates firms in an IRGC-backed insurance scheme Regulatory
OFAC said it was designating two firms involved in an IRGC-backed scheme. The scheme forced commercial vessels to purchase mandatory maritime insurance to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
on Hormuz Disrupted: The Closure, the Reopening That Did Not Hold, and $114 Oil