Tehran: Iran’s armed forces cautioned on Sunday that nations adhering to US sanctions on the Islamic Republic risk complications transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
This comes after the US rolled out additional sanctions on Iranian entities this month, while advising vessels against compensating Tehran for strait passage.
AFP has reviewed a UN resolution drafted by the US and Bahrain, calling for Iran to lift curbs on shipping in the strait—which has turned into a major flashpoint since the February 28 war outbreak.
“Countries that comply with the United States by imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran will certainly face difficulties crossing the strait,” army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia stated to Iran’s IRNA news agency on Sunday.
“We have established a new legal and security system in the Strait of Hormuz. From now on, any vessel wishing to pass through it must coordinate with us,” he continued.
Akraminia noted the protocol is active and will yield “economic, security and political gains.”
Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi, who leads parliament’s national security panel, echoed the alert on X on Saturday.
“We warn governments, including microstates like Bahrain, that siding with the US-backed resolution will bring severe consequences. The Strait of Hormuz is a vital lifeline; do not risk closing it on yourselves forever,” he posted.
The waterway, now handling minimal traffic under Iranian oversight, typically channels 20% of worldwide oil and gas volumes alongside critical cargoes in peacetime.
Iran’s deputy parliament speaker Hamidreza Hajibabaei revealed last month that Tehran had begun earning from newly levied strait tolls.
Diplomatic insiders say veto-holding Russia is poised to reject the US-Bahrain UN draft.
