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Iran to issue major security statement

Iran's Supreme National Security Council announces ships must provide information, obtain certificates, and pay security fees to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran's Supreme National Security Council has issued detailed regulations for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, requiring them to provide complete information, obtain passage certificates, and pay security and environmental protection fees. The council stated this monitoring and control system is necessary because most equipment for U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf region passes through the strait, which it considers a threat to Iran's national security. The regulations will remain in effect until what Iran calls 'the definitive end of the war and the realization of lasting peace in the region.' The announcement comes amid heightened tensions in the strategic waterway, where Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has recently fired on commercial vessels and asserted control over maritime traffic.
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18 AprAlHaq News | English - Middle East & Geopolitics

The statement will specifically address the latest developments in negotiations to end the third imposed war.

18 AprEnemy Watch — Official

A new source confirms the imminent statement from Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

18 AprAlHaq News | English - Middle East & Geopolitics

The statement provides specific details on the new transit system, including the requirement for ships to pay fees and receive certificates, and explicitly links any disruption by an enemy to a ceasefire violation.

18 AprEnemy Watch — Official

The statement now includes specific details about requiring ships to provide full information, receive transit permits based on Iranian wartime regulations, and pay fees for safety and environmental services. It also explicitly links any enemy disruption of maritime traffic or naval blockade to ceasefire violations that would prevent Hormuz reopening.

18 AprEnemy Watch — Official

The statement provides new details on the transit system, including the collection of fees for safety and environmental services, and explicitly frames any US disruption as a ceasefire violation.

18 Apr@clashreport

The statement now explicitly links the duration of Iran's control to the end of the war, stating it will last 'until the war fully ends.'

18 Apr@Worldsource24

The statement explicitly links the control regime to the duration of the war and mandates that vessels must provide full information and receive clearance according to Iranian regulations.

18 Aprسپاه سایبری پاسداران IRGC 🏴

The message provides additional details about the regulations, specifying that ships must pay costs related to security, safety, and environmental protection services along routes announced by Iran.

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