Tehran, April 23 -- Iran's parliament and the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) are jointly reviewing proposals to assert sovereign control over the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit chokepoint, with final authority on the move yet to be determined, a lawmaker said.
Fadahossein Maleki, a member of parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, told Mehr News Agency that both the legislature and the SNSC are examining multiple proposals on managing the strategic waterway.
The plan has been formally registered in parliament and reviewed at both commission and plenary levels, Maleki said, adding that lawmakers have submitted several proposals now under discussion.
He said parliament stands ready to legislate i...