Iran says it plans to announce a new “exclusion zone” in waters outside the Strait of Hormuz, according to statements attributed to senior Iranian officials.
The reports describe the measure as a warning for ships approaching the area. One outlet quotes the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council saying any vessel identified as intending to pass through the Strait of Hormuz could be placed on Iran’s sanctions list. Another report also cites a threat directed at ships attempting to transit.
Across the coverage, the core point is the planned declaration of an exclusion zone and the potential consequences for vessels that seek to use the Strait. The outlets differ mainly in the level of detail and in whether they foreground the sanctions implication or a specific threat attributed to an individual official, but they align on the stated intention to implement the zone near the strategic waterway.
