Tehran Establishes Oversight Zone for Ships Transiting Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority announced the establishment of a controlled maritime zone in the Strait of Hormuz requiring vessels to coordinate with and obtain authorization from the authority before transiting the vital waterway.
Writing on X on Wednesday, the Iranian authority controlling the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf defined the supervisory management zone of the strategic waterway.t defined the management zone as "the line connecting Mount Mubarak in Iran and Southern Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, on the Eastern side of the Strait, extending to the line connecting the end of Qeshm Island in Iran and Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates, on the Western side of the Strait"."Movement within this area for passage through the Strait of Hormuz requires coordination" with the PGSA "and obtaining a permit from this body," it added.
It comes amid heightened tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime corridor through which a significant share of the world’s energy trade passes.Iran shut down the Strait to its enemies and their allies after the unprovoked US-Israeli aggression. Iranian authorities began enforcing much stricter controls last month following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a blockade targeting Iranian vessels and ports.Tehran stresses the measures violate the terms of a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire that took effect in early April and was later extended unilaterally by Washington.Amid the developments, Iran introduced the PGSA as a new institutional mechanism to regulate and oversee vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.According to Iranian officials, the new communication channel is part of a wider operational system designed to improve coordination with commercial shipping.Under the mechanism, vessels intending to pass through the corridor receive direct electronic notifications outlining applicable rules, regulations, and procedural requirements prior to transit.
In its inaugural post on X, the authority stated that the account would provide real-time updates on operations in the waterway, as well as ongoing developments related to maritime transit management.
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