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Tehran(National Times)- Iran\u2019s top security body announced on Monday the formation of a new body to\u00a0manage<\/a>\u00a0the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed and wants to charge ships to traverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On its official X account, the Supreme National Security Council shared a post for the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) saying it would provide \u201creal-time updates on the #Hormuz_Strait<\/a> operations and latest developments\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The account of the Revolutionary Guards\u2019 navy shared the same post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iran has largely blocked shipping<\/a> through the vital strait since the outbreak of war with the United States and Israel on February 28. A fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 8.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Iran\u2019s grip over the waterway has rattled global markets and given Tehran significant leverage, while the US has imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In peacetime, the route accounts for roughly a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, along with other key commodities including fertiliser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the war began, Iran has repeatedly said<\/a> that maritime traffic through the strait would \u201cnot return to its pre-war status\u201d, and last month it said it had received the first revenue<\/a> from tolls on the waterway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament\u2019s national security commission, said Iran \u201chas prepared a professional mechanism to manage traffic\u201d through the strait, adding that it will be \u201cunveiled soon\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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