Iran sets up new mechanism to manage vessel transit through Hormuz

Iran sets up new mechanism to manage vessel transit through Hormuz
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Summary Tehran has warned ​the US Navy to stay out of ​the Strait ​of Hormuz and that commercial ‌vessels ⁠will need to coordinate any passage with its ​military

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has set up a ​new mechanism to ‌manage the transit of vessels through ​the Strait ​of Hormuz, Iran's Press ⁠TV reported ​on Tuesday.

Iran has warned ​the US Navy to stay out of ​the Strait ​of Hormuz and that commercial ‌vessels ⁠will need to coordinate any passage with its ​military. ​It ⁠also issued a new map of ​the strait ​with ⁠an expanded Iranian area of ⁠control.

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