Tehran, May 21 -- Iran on Thursday announced the establishment of a new regulated maritime zone in the Strait of Hormuz under its newly launched Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), requiring all vessels to obtain prior coordination and permits before transiting the strategic waterway.
Outlining the management and monitoring boundaries of the strait, the authority in a statement on social media, said the supervision area stretches from Kuh-e ubarak in Iran to south of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates on the eastern side of the strait, and from the end of Qeshm Island in Iran to Umm Al Quwain in the UAE on the western side. The designated boundaries define a controlled management zone for vessel movement through one of the world's most...