Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary, Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, said Sunday that Iran will declare a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz within days. The zone will extend from the beginning of the US naval blockade to the Strait and parts of the Persian Gulf. Ships entering without coordinating with Iran will be placed on Tehran’s sanctions list, affecting their insurance coverage and future passage through the waterway.
Rezaei said the strait is under Iranian control and called Trump’s claim that it remains open a “big lie.” Iran and Oman had reportedly agreed on a temporary maritime route through the strait, with ships entering through Iranian territorial waters.
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