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Iran Draws New Maritime 'Oversight Zone' Across Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) published geographic boundaries of its claimed maritime supervision area in the Strait of Hormuz, requiring vessels to obtain permits and coordinate with Iranian authorities for transit. The declaration escalates Tehran's effort to impose administrative control over one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints amid ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict. Major shipping organizations warned that operating conditions remain highly unstable with threats including GNSS jamming, AIS manipulation, unmanned vessel attacks, and sea mines.