IRGC Mines Kill 2 Mariners as Tankers Stray from Iran-Designated Routes

⚓ HORMUZ — Iran set the mines, named the routes, handed the survivors to Washington. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: IRGC is operationalizing a parallel transit authority — vessels outside Iran's PGSA corridors are now mine-eligible targets. Two dead mariners are Hormuz's first confirmed mine fatalities. Crews transferred to "US operatives" frames Washington as responsible. Every shipper now prices PGSA compliance as mandatory — or absorbs the casualty risk.