Iran to soon unveil mechanism on managing traffic in Hormuz Strait

Iran will soon unveil a “professional mechanism” on managing the traffic in the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route, a senior Iranian lawmaker said Saturday, without specifying the exact timing of the disclosure.

Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, wrote on social media platform X that the route will “remain closed” to the operators of Project Freedom, a U.S. military operation aimed at guiding commercial vessels out of the strait.

“In this process, only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Iran will benefit from it,” he said, adding that Iran will collect the “necessary fees” for “the specialized services provided under this mechanism.”