Iran parliament moves to legislate control over Strait of Hormuz

An Iranian lawmaker said parliament will soon approve a bill to formalize what he described as the Islamic Republic’s management and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

Alireza Salimi, a member of parliament’s presiding board, told ISNA that the bill on “exercising the Islamic Republic’s management and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz” would soon be passed and become law.

He said the entire Strait of Hormuz lies within the territorial waters of Iran and Oman, and that only those two countries should decide how it is managed.