Senior Iranian Official Says Reopened Shipping Routes Still Require Military Coordination

The claim says a senior Iranian official stated that reopened shipping routes still require military coordination, with restrictions and prior permission for transit. 'Iran says ‘non-hostile’ ships can pass safely through Strait of Hormuz' directly supports the core point by stating ships may pass only 'in coordination with the competent Iranian authorities' and only if they comply with declared security regulations. 'Tehran’s ‘toll booth’: How Iran picks who to let through Strait of Hormuz' further supports the permission/restrictions element by describing a vetting and pre-approval process involving intermediaries linked to the IRGC before ships can transit. The precise wording 'must obtain permission' is not quoted verbatim in the first source, but the described coordination and pre-approval/vetting system substantively matches that meaning. Because the strongest direct evidence available in this run is from corroborating news reports rather than a fetched official Iranian statement or successfully fetched Reuters page, confidence is medium rather than high.