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Iran Plans to Establish a ‘Forbidden Zone’ Near the Strait of Hormuz

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Iran plans to announce a new “forbidden zone” beyond the Strait of Hormuz, according to National Security Council head Mohsen Rezaei on state television.
  • Rezaei said vessels entering the zone would be placed on a sanctions list, as the waterway remains affected by the conflict and a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports.
  • Shipping through the strait has fallen to its lowest level since May, with no supertankers departing since Wednesday, according to Kpler data.

Iran plans to announce a “forbidden zone” near the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, according to Mohsen Rezaei, head of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, speaking on state television.

Rezaei said the zone would begin near the line of the U.S. naval blockade and cover areas of the Persian Gulf. “Every vessel entering this new zone will be placed on the sanctions list,” he said.

The Strait of Hormuz has repeatedly become an arena for attacks during the more than six-month war involving Iran. Tehran has largely blocked the waterway, which is vital to global trade, while the United States has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports in response. Oil prices have risen worldwide.

Shipping through the strait has also dropped after recent reciprocal U.S. and Iranian attacks. Data from analytics company Kpler showed an average of only 10 cargo ships a day passing through during the previous 10 days. Just two ships crossed the route on Saturday and six on Sunday. Kpler also reported that no supertanker had departed the Strait of Hormuz since Wednesday.

Every vessel entering this new zone will be placed on the sanctions list.

· Mohsen RezaeiThe Iranian official described the planned consequences for vessels entering the proposed zone.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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