Iran to announce 'restricted zone' outside Strait of Hormuz

A deck cargo ship lies anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 6, 2026. /VCG Iran will announce a "restricted zone" outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, and any vessel attempting to transit the area without coordination with Tehran will be placed on Iran's sanctions list, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said on Sunday.