New Delhi, April 9 -- Iran on Thursday announced alternative routes for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, saying that ships should avoid the main shipping lane due to the risk of sea mines and follow new paths to ensure safety.

Tehran has agreed to temporarily allow passage through the strait, a vital waterway for about one‑fifth of the world's oil trade, as part of a fragile two‑week ceasefire, but the main channel remains hazardous and uncertain for normal traffic.

"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 St...