New Delhi, July 1 -- A foreign container ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after deviating from the shipping corridor designated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported. The vessel entered shallow waters along an unapproved route, became stranded, and was unable to continue sailing, the broadcaster said. No further details about the ship's identity, flag, cargo, or crew were immediately available, and no independent verification of the account was possible.

that all vessels must transit only through the corridor south of Larak Island and maintain contact with IRGC naval authorities at all times. Any entry or exit "through routes other than the 'Route of Authority' in the Pe...