OfficialShipping, energy & marketsBackgroundTehran, Iran
Iran sets up a Persian Gulf Strait Authority, calls unpermitted Hormuz passage illegal
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- Local time
- 1:09 PM in Tehran
- Where
- Tehran, Iran
Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz; the authority said passage without its permission "will be considered illegal", and the IRGC said fibre-optic cables under the strait could also be made subject to permits. Iran said its technical teams were negotiating a transit mechanism with Oman.
Why it matters
The authority formalised Iranian control claims over the strait that Washington and the Gulf states had rejected.
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- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.comPublished
- Al Jazeera (2)aljazeera.comPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
- Al Jazeera (3)aljazeera.comPublished
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