Iran and Oman to sign agreed routes for passage through the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days

Iran and Oman will announce an agreed corridor for passage through the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, said the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei.

"A new international corridor, managed by Iran, has been agreed upon with our brothers from Oman and will be announced in the coming days," Iranian state media quoted Rezaei as saying.

He also reported that in the coming days a new restricted zone will be declared outside the Strait of Hormuz.

According to him, any vessel that enters this area without coordination with Tehran will be placed on the sanctions list.

Rezaei specified that the zone "will begin at the U.S. Navy's blockade line and extend to some parts of the Persian Gulf," covering the territory all the way to the loading ports.

He also assured that the Strait of Hormuz is "completely closed and under the control of Iran's armed forces," calling statements to the contrary by the U.S. president a lie.

"The Americans are trying to smuggle five or six vessels through, which costs them dearly, but these vessels are usually attacked," he added.

At the same time, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council noted that Iran decided not to sink American vessels, since "they carry oil, and that would damage the region's environment."

Tehran, he emphasized, will not give any commitments on opening the Strait of Hormuz unless Washington ceases its threats and aggression and restores Iran's trust.

"The Americans must earn Iran's trust for the negotiations to continue," he said.

According to Rezaei, Iran undertakes not to impede shipping in the Strait of Hormuz only on the condition that the United States does not threaten Iran.

Rezaei also denied rumors of a shortage of goods in Iran amid U.S. sanctions. He stated that oil sales are continuing, revenues are returning to the country, and strategic reserves of essential goods remain stable.

Source: Interfax