US Senator urges sanctions on entities paying Iran for passage via Strait of Hormuz

Iran Herald · May 23, 2026 Sanctions

Washington DC [US], May 23 (ANI): US Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent encouraging the administration to use existing authorities to sanction any entity assisting Iran with what he said was 'illegally blocking the Strait of Hormuz, including the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA)'.