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News ID: 50068
Publish Date : 13 February 2018 - 20:59

Commander: Vessels in Persian Gulf Obligated to Use Iranian-Defined Routes

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – In compliance with a new regulation introduced by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, all foreign vessels entering the Persian Gulf have to take the maritime routes defined by Iran, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said.
In comments at a conference of maritime organizations in Tehran on Tuesday, Rear Admiral Fadavi said the Supreme National Security Council has passed a new regulation obliging all foreign ships, including American and British vessels, to take the waterway defined by Iran.
American vessels obey the Iranian rules when it comes to exercising sovereignty in the Persian Gulf, he said.
The general added that foreign vessels in the Persian Gulf do not dare to violate Iran’s instructions on the waterways.
He further explained that Iran Ports and Maritime Organization has the authority to announce the decision on new maritime routes, in accordance with the administrative and international regulations.
General Fadavi also expressed the IRGC’s readiness to detect and document environmental violations in the Persian Gulf through aerial and naval patrolling, as soon as the Ports and Maritime Organization and Iran’s Department of Environment authorize the IRGC forces.