Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
Iran plans to declare 'prohibited zone' near Hormuz
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- Area will reportedly extend into parts of Persian Gulf.
- Iran threatens to blacklist ships entering designated zone.
Iran will declare a "prohibited zone" in waters surrounding the strategic Strait of Hormuz within days, threatening to place any maritime vessel entering the area on its national sanctions list.
The security measure was announced on Sunday by Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, during an interview broadcast on state television.
According to Rezaei, the restricted maritime perimeter will originate directly from the U.S. Navy’s blockade line and encompass broader sectors of the Persian Gulf.
"In the coming days, a prohibited zone will be announced outside the Strait of Hormuz," Rezaei told state media. "This zone will start from the US Navy's blockade line and include areas of the Persian Gulf. Any ship entering this new zone will be placed on the sanctions list of Iran."
The announcement follows heightened naval tensions and escalating exchanges in regional waters between Iranian maritime forces and the US military over navigation rights, commercial shipping blockades, and localized strikes.
