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Iran publishes map defining maritime transit zone in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, May 21 (YPA) – Iran’s newly created Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA)  published a map defining a maritime transit zone that requires prior coordination and official authorization from the Islamic Republic of Iran for passage.

In a statement, the authority, set up to oversee the strategic waterway, defined the zone as extending “from the line connecting Kuh-e Mobarak in Iran and southern Fujairah in the UAE on the eastern side of the strait, to the line connecting the end of Qeshm Island in Iran and Umm Al Quwain in the UAE on the western side.”

It added that vessels transiting the area through the strait would be required to coordinate with and obtain authorization from the authority.

 

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