Sepah News quoted IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohbi saying the Strait of Hormuz is under Iran’s control and there are no enemy warships in the Persian Gulf. He said, from a military and territorial-jurisdiction perspective, no vessel may transit the waterway without Iran’s permission and management. Mohbi said Iran and Oman negotiated about a month ago and reached mutually acceptable agreements on territorial shares of the strait and revenue splits; he added US interference has delayed implementation

Sepah News quoted IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohbi saying the Strait of Hormuz is under Iran’s control and there are no enemy warships in the Persian Gulf. He said, from a military and territorial-jurisdiction perspective, no vessel may transit the waterway without Iran’s permission and management. Mohbi said Iran and Oman negotiated about a month ago and reached mutually acceptable agreements on territorial shares of the strait and revenue splits; he added US interference has delayed implementation. He warned that if the US does not accept Iran’s conditions, the Strait will not be opened.