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Iran tightens grip on Strait of Hormuz with new transit regime
Key takeaways
- Iran claims it is already coordinating vessel movements through the Srait of Hormuz.
- The zone stretches from Kuh-e Mubarak in Iran to south of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, at the eastern entrance of the strait, and from the tip of Qeshm Island to Umm al-Quwain at the western entrance.
- A map of the Strait of Hormuz showing the areas under the oversight of the Iranian armed forces, according to the so-called Persian Gulf Strait Authority.
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Iran claims it is already coordinating vessel movements through the Srait of Hormuz. (Reuters: Mohammed Aty)
Link copied Share Share article Iran is tightening its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, asserting an unprecedented level of control over one of the world's most strategically important shipping lanes through a new transit regime.
Just days after launching the so-called Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), Iran published a map on X declaring a vast "controlled maritime zone" across the waterway, warning ships they would need Iranian authorisation to pass through it.
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