Iranian Army Chief of Staff and Deputy Coordinator Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and any transit through the strategic waterway must be coordinated, pointing to rising gasoline prices in the United States as evidence of the closure.
The Iranian Army Navy has identified an oil tanker that caught fire while attempting to cross a restricted area east of the Strait of Hormuz after switching off its tracking systems, the force’s Public Relations Office announced.
Iran and Oman have made progress in negotiations on arrangements governing navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, with consultations continuing at the political and technical levels, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Saturday.
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters spokesperson warned that the United States and countries cooperating with its criminal military will bear responsibility for all insecurity and any expansion of war in the region, saying Washington’s repeated interference in the management of the Strait of Hormuz has endangered regional security and international trade.
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) announced that transit through the Strait of Hormuz is currently suspended due to recent unlawful activities by U.S. military forces in the region.
An Iranian lawmaker said parliament has made a definitive decision to enshrine the country’s management of the Strait of Hormuz into law, stressing that no foreign state will be allowed to dictate policies concerning Iran’s territorial waters.
The UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero has been seized in the Strait of Hurmuz by Iranian coastguards not for retaliation, Iran’s government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Monday.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Islamic Republic stresses security of Hormuz Strait as a global energy lifeline as long as Iranian nation’s interests are met.
