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Iran Says Hormuz Deal With Oman Close, Brent Oil Nears $100 | Daybreak Europe 9/8/2026
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A senior Iranian official says Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz, targeting vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway. This comes a day after the U.S. struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran launching ballistic missiles at U.S.
CAIRO — The new head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Sunday that Tehran plans to announce an "exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz aimed at vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway.
Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said details about the new zone will be released in the coming days and weeks along with the formal announcement.
By Yasnime Ghania and Hatem Maher DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Iran said it will announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days, along with maps of a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, as a weekend exchange of strikes on shipping sent oil prices higher on Monday.
Iran said Monday that it is preparing to sign an agreement with Oman establishing a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian control, with vessels required to coordinate with Tehran to enter a new restricted maritime zone around the critical oil chokepoint.
Iran is set to announce a “restricted zone” close to the Strait of Hormuz following recent exchanges of fire between the U.S. and the Middle Eastern country. According to a Sunday report by Press TV, an Iranian state media outlet, a new restricted zone was set to be declared near the strait within t…
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said in an interview with state TV Sunday that the restricted zone would begin at the point where the US blockade of Iranian ports starts and extend into the Gulf.
