Iran Escalates Hostilities Beyond Hormuz Strait. It Will Now Pursue Vessels Outside The Waterway.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said it will now pursue vessels that don't transit through its route through the Strait of Hormuz even outside the waterway. (Credit: Getty Images)

Iran announced on Friday that it will escalate hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz as prospects of an agreement with the U.S. continue to be elusive.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement that it will now pursue vessels that don't transit the routes it has approved even outside the waterway and "throughout the entire region," and that "its punishment will be definitive."