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The Revolutionary Guard has drawn up the "Tehran tollbooth" map! One image explains the alternative route to Hormuz in seconds
Image : Iran has announced alternative shipping routes for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (Illustration by The Liberty Times)
Despite a two-week ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States, which agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has mandated new routes for ships transiting the Strait. According to an announcement by Iran on March 9th, the Revolutionary Guard stated that the main shipping lanes of this vital waterway pose a mine risk, necessitating alternative routes. The new route, named "Tehran Toll Station," operates south of Larak Island, within Iranian territorial waters, facilitating Revolutionary Guard escorts, boarding inspections, and vessel verification.
The maritime news outlet *The Maritime Executive* reported that the Iranian maritime authorities have released a revised traffic plan for the Strait of Hormuz, aimed at "avoiding collisions with mines." Intelligence sources claim that Iran laid as many as a dozen mines in the waterway last month, but this claim remains unconfirmed and is controversial.
The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization, through its state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), announced that due to the war situation and the potential presence of mines in the main traffic area of the Strait of Hormuz, vessels must coordinate with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy and use designated routes.
The new scheme aims to guide inbound vessels via the route between Qeshm and Larak Islands, known as the "Tehran Toll Station," which is overseen by the Revolutionary Guards. The new outbound vessel route is located south of Larak Island, within Iranian waters, facilitating "escorts," boarding inspections, and vessel identity verification by the Revolutionary Guards.
Notably, the chart delineates danger zones in areas previously used for deep-sea navigation and marks prohibited passage. Its coordinates cover the traffic separation scheme (TSS) designated by the International Maritime Organization near the northern tip of the Musundam Peninsula, an exclave of Oman.
Furthermore, the warning area appears to extend to the newly established, Oman-administered shipping lane at the southernmost end of the Strait of Hormuz, which seems to contradict the widely discussed Oman-Iran agreement on passage through Omani territorial waters.
Image : The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has released alternative routes for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (Image from Shanaka Anslem Perera X account)
💥The CCP suffers heavy losses! Trump suddenly reshapes the power landscape in Iran
Reporter : Wang Duruo / Editor : Fang Xun / https://www.aboluowang.com/2026/0409/2370112.html
In an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, 8 April 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. is considering a "joint venture" with Iran to jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz.
When asked about allowing Iran to collect tolls, he said this joint venture would ensure the safety of the waterway and prevent interference from other countries, calling it "a wonderful thing."
Trump also emphasized that he would not allow Iran to enrich uranium, and that U.S. troops would not withdraw from the Middle East but would remain to ensure the implementation of future agreements.
The operational model of the Strait of Hormuz has become a focal point against the backdrop of a two-week ceasefire. Trump also revealed that the U.S. would assist in easing traffic in the strait and might facilitate funding for reconstruction in Iran.
Meanwhile, Iran has also proposed a toll scheme. The Financial Times reported that Hamid Hosseini, a spokesman for the Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Exporters Association, stated that Iran plans to charge oil tankers passing through the strait during the ceasefire period approximately $1 per barrel of oil, requiring payment in cryptocurrency after email declaration.
He pointed out that after Iran completes its fee assessment, it will only give ships a very short time to complete the Bitcoin payment to avoid the transaction being tracked by the sanctions system. Empty ships can pass directly.
Furthermore, Iran may require ships to take a northern route closer to its coast, increasing shipping uncertainty.
Aboluowang commentator Wang Duran analyzes that this move essentially represents Trump's direct restructuring of Middle Eastern energy control, with the biggest loser being the CCP.
First, the CCP has long relied on Iranian oil for energy security. If the U.S. and Iran form a "joint management" agreement, it's tantamount to the U.S. directly cutting off the CCP's energy lifeline.
Second, the CCP has previously used Iran to circumvent sanctions and engage in gray market trade. Once the shipping routes become transparent and the US intervenes, this "secret lifeline" will be completely severed.
Third, if Iran is incorporated into the U.S.-led order, the CCP's most important strategic foothold in the Middle East will be shaken, and its regional influence will collapse directly.
Fourth, Trump's simultaneous negotiations and military control means the CCP can neither intervene militarily nor dominate economically, and can only passively accept the rule change.
The Middle East is not experiencing a ceasefire, but a redistribution of power; What the CCP is losing is not just oil, but its entire lifeline.
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