OfficialShipping, energy & marketsTehran, Iran
Iran parliament panel approves seizing 20% of cargo from ships breaching Hormuz rules
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 12:15 AM in Tehran, Sep 23
- Where
- Tehran, Iran
Parliament's national security committee approved articles of a Strait of Hormuz bill letting authorities seize 20% of a violating vessel's cargo or its value and impound the ship until fines are paid, spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said; any future international agreement on the strait would have to comply with Iran's constitution. The bill still needs a full parliamentary vote and constitutional review.
Why it matters
It would write Iran's claimed control of Hormuz transits into law while the US and Iran were discussing terms for reopening the strait.
Sources (3)
- Al Jazeera live blogaljazeera.comPublished
- IRNA (via GlobalSecurity.org)globalsecurity.orgPublished
- Newsquawknewsquawk.comPublished
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