Iran to declare ‘restricted’ maritime zone beyond Strait of Hormuz

Iran will declare a new “restricted” maritime zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, the country’s top national security official said Sunday, warning that any vessel entering the area would be placed on a sanctions list.

In a televised interview, Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the zone will begin from the US Navy’s blockade line and extend into parts of the Gulf, according to the Iranian state-run Press TV.

“Any vessel entering this new zone will be placed on a sanctions list,” he said.

Rezaei also said Iran and Oman would sign an agreement in the coming days on the new corridor through Hormuz, with its entry and exit points under Iranian control.