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Iran to outline new shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz

From Al Bawaba · () English

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  • Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary says Tehran and Oman have agreed on maps for new shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Mohsen Rezaei says the agreement will be signed within days and that Iran will soon declare a restricted zone where vessels could face sanctions.
  • The announcement comes as Iran faces economic pressure over its control of the waterway and disruption of regional oil flows.

Iran says it has agreed with Oman on maps for new shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, but it has yet to explain how the arrangement would work.

Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, told Iranian state television that the agreement with Oman would be signed in the coming days. He also said Tehran would soon announce a “restricted zone” outside the strait, extending into parts of the Persian Gulf. Vessels entering the zone would face sanctions, he said, without providing further details.

restricted zone

· Mohsen RezaeiHe said Iran would soon declare the zone outside the Strait of Hormuz.

Rezaei described the Strait of Hormuz as “completely closed and under the control of the Iranian armed forces.” The announcement comes as Iran faces growing economic pressure from the United States over the closure of the waterway and restrictions on ships passing through it amid escalating attacks.

Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said the government had discussed raising gasoline prices, which are among the lowest in the world, but postponed the move because of fears of renewed protests. Tehran has continued targeting U.S. bases and assets in the region and disrupting oil flows through the strait, which carried about one-fifth of global oil supplies before the war, according to the report.

completely closed and under the control of the Iranian armed forces

· Mohsen RezaeiHe described Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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