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Iran to announce new restricted zone in the Gulf in coming days

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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

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  • Iran says the proposed zone will begin at the point where the US blockade starts and extend into Gulf waters.
  • Mohsen Rezaei said ships entering the zone would be placed on Iran’s sanctions list, while maps for an Iranian- and Omani-controlled corridor would soon be approved.
  • The announcement comes after the collapse of a preliminary June ceasefire agreement and limited progress toward restarting peace efforts.

Iranian authorities say they will announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days, together with maps for a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz.

Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the zone would start where the US blockade of Iran begins and extend into Gulf waters. He gave few details about the plan but said every ship entering the zone would be added to Iran’s sanctions list.

Rezaei also said maps for detailed routes through the Strait of Hormuz would soon be approved. The strategic energy channel has remained largely closed to tanker traffic.

The maps of a new international corridor which lies in Iranian and Omani waters and in which Iran will have management have been agreed and should be signed in the coming days.

· Mohsen RezaeiHe described the proposed maritime corridor through Iranian and Omani waters.

“The maps of a new international corridor which lies in Iranian and Omani waters and in which Iran will have management have been agreed and should be signed in the coming days,” Rezaei said. “We will commit to keeping the Strait of Hormuz open only when they stop the sabotage, threats and attacks on Iran.”

The announcement comes six months after US-Israeli attacks on Iran triggered a war that now appears stalled. A preliminary ceasefire agreement reached in June collapsed, and diplomatic efforts to restart a peace process have made little progress.

We will commit to keeping the Strait of Hormuz open only when they stop the sabotage, threats and attacks on Iran.

· Mohsen RezaeiHe tied Iran’s commitment to keeping the strait open to an end to alleged US actions.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. 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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