Iran establishes “maritime control zone” at Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, May 21 (YPA) – Iran’s newly established “Persian Gulf Waterways Management Authority” announced in a post on the X platform Wednesday that it will establish a “maritime control zone” in the Strait of Hormuz.

The authority, created to manage the strait, defined the zone as “the line connecting Jabal Mubarak in Iran and the southern part of Fujairah in the UAE on the eastern side of the strait to the line connecting the tip of Qeshm Island in Iran and Umm al-Quwain in the UAE on the western side of the strait.”

It added that entry into the zone for transit through the strait will require coordination with and permission from the authority.

YPA