Iran advances legislation to restrict vessel movement in the Strait of Hormuz

[47276] Iran advances legislation to restrict vessel movement in the Strait of Hormuz

The Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament announced the formulation of a new bill intended to impose maritime sanctions on Israel and countries defined by Tehran as hostile.

Iran advances legislation to restrict vessel movement in the Strait of Hormuz

According to reports in Iranian media outlets affiliated with the regime, the Deputy Speaker of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament), Ali Nikzad, revealed that the parliament is advancing a 12-article bill for the "management of the Strait of Hormuz." According to reports in Akharin Khabar, the bill stipulates that the security and maritime situation in the strait will not return to the state it was in before the war.

Main points of the bill and shipping restrictions

The bill, as reported in Iran International, includes particularly stringent articles:

• Absolute ban: Israeli vessels will be prohibited from passing through the strait at all times.


• Payment of compensation: Vessels of "hostile countries" will be permitted to pass only subject to the payment of "war reparations."


• Authorization mechanism: All other vessels will be required to receive a special permit from the Iranian authorities to sail in these waters, while claiming the move is "consistent with international laws."

Political and security justification

The Deputy Chairman of the Parliament's Development Committee, Sofi, noted during a visit he made together with Nikzad to Shahid Rajaee Port and areas adjacent to the strait, that the move is intended to respond to damages allegedly caused to Iranian maritime infrastructure and civilian vessels, including fishing and cargo ships, as a result of actions by "enemies in the Persian Gulf."

It is worth noting that the channels that reported on the issue, such as Akharin Khabar and Fars News, reflect Tehran's official line, which presents these measures as part of a "new legal order" required to protect Iran's sovereignty in the region, in contrast to the international perception that views the Strait of Hormuz as a free international shipping lane.