Iran intends to ban U.S. and Israeli vessels from passing through Hormuz

Iran's parliament is considering a bill under which the passage through the Strait of Hormuz of vessels linked to the United States and Israel would be banned.

This was reported by Alireza Salimi, a member of the presiding board of the Iranian parliament (Majlis).

"The draft text of the bill 'On strategic measures to ensure the security and sustainable development of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf' is currently being reviewed in the Committee on National Security," the Tasnim news agency quoted him as saying. As Salimi noted, according to the draft, passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be banned for "vessels belonging to the United States, Israel and other states considered hostile."

Salimi indicated that countries that have caused damage to Iran will not be able to obtain permission to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf until the damage inflicted is fully compensated.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei stated that Iran and Oman had agreed on the geographic coordinates of a new route through the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, he emphasized that the future agreement between Tehran and Muscat does not imply the immediate opening of the strait; this issue depends on the actions of the United States.

Source: TASS