Iran Announces New Authority to Manage the Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s top security body announced on Monday the creation of a new authority to oversee the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that Tehran has effectively closed and intends to charge ships for passage.

Through its official X account, the Supreme National Security Council posted about the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), stating that it would provide “real‑time updates on the #Hormuz_Strait operations and latest developments.”

The Revolutionary Guards navy’s account shared the same post.

The exact responsibilities of the new body were not immediately clarified. Earlier this month, Iranian English‑speaking broadcaster Press TV reported that the PGSA had established a “system to exercise sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz” and that ships passing through the strait were receiving “regulations” via the email info@pgsa.ir.

Iran has largely blocked shipping through the vital strait since the outbreak of conflict with the United States and Israel on February 28. A fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 8.

The country’s control of the waterway has unsettled global markets and provided Tehran with significant leverage, while the United States has imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian ports.

In peacetime, the route accounts for roughly a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments, as well as other key commodities such as fertiliser.

Since the war began, Iran has repeatedly stated that maritime traffic through the strait would “not return to its pre‑war status,” and last month it announced that it had received its first revenue from tolls on the waterway.

On Saturday, Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s national security commission, said Iran “has prepared a professional mechanism to manage traffic” through the strait, adding that it will be “unveiled soon.”

AFP

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