Iran says to announce new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days
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. The new restricted zone will begin from where the U.S. blockade of Iran begins and extend into areas of…
Iran has announced that it will declare a new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days. According to Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, the zone will start from where the US blockade of Iran begins and extend into areas of the Gulf.
Iran will also unveil maps of a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement comes after a weekend of strikes on shipping, which caused oil prices to rise on Monday.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson warned that any military participation or presence by South Korea in operations in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz would be seen as support for US "aggression" and would have serious consequences, according to The Korea Times.
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