Iran says its armed forces should be authority for Strait of Hormuz

By AFP 27 April 2026, 3:46 pm

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The sun rising behind a tanker anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, April 18, 2026. (Asghar Besharati/AP)

Iran’s armed forces would be the authority responsible for the Strait of Hormuz under the country’s proposed law for managing the waterway, a top official says.

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the national security commission in Iran’s parliament, tells state television that the armed forces are already in control of the strait and are seeking to prohibit the passage of “hostile vessels.”

Azizi also says the proposed law states that financial gains from the strait should be paid in the local rial currency.