Iran Passes New Penalties For Cargo Ships Violating Transit Regulations In Strait Of Hormuz
- Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission approved Articles 13–15 of a proposed Strait of Hormuz security bill.
- Under Article 13, authorities could confiscate 20% of a violating vessel’s cargo and temporarily impound the ship until fines are paid, according to Hassan Ghashghavi.
- The proposal would create specialized maritime courts and assign oversight to Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces.
- The bill is not yet law; it must be finalized, approved by Parliament, and reviewed by the Constitutional Council.
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The Iranian Authority for the Strait of the Persian Gulf (Pgsa) has launched on X a warning to the shipowners regarding the navigation of the ships through "unauthorized routes" in the Strait of Hormuz. (ANSA)
Iran’s authority to manage the Strait of Hormuz has warned commercial ships that they will face consequences if they travel on “illegal” routes. The decision “raises the risk of financial losses and loss of human life for the vessel, the owner, the captain and the crew” and also entails “restriction of its future transits through the Strait of Hormuz,” the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PSSA) said in the early hours of this morning via X. It urg…
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Control Authority has warned ships of financial losses, damages and restrictions on future passage if they use routes that Tehran has designated as illegal. The warning was posted on the social media platform Ex, Reuters reported. “This poses a risk of financial losses and damages to the vessel, its owner, the captain and the crew, and seriously limits the vessel’s ability to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the futur…
In the face of the blockade of the Strait of Hormus, merchant ships are increasingly looking for alternative routes. Tehran could lose some leverage in the US negotiations. Iran's authorities are now intensifying the tone against civil shipping.
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