Press TV

Iran’s top security official has announced that a new restricted zone will be declared outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, warning that any vessel entering the area would be placed on a sanctions list.

In a televised interview on Sunday night, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said the zone “will begin from the US Navy’s blockade line and extend into parts of the Persian Gulf.”

He also made clear that the Strait of Hormuz is “completely closed and under the control of the armed forces,” dismissing US President Donald Trump’s claim that the strategic waterway remains open as a “big lie.”

Rezaei said that before Iran closed the strait, more than 100 ships carrying over 100 million tons of cargo passed through it daily. Now, he said, only seven to eight ships carrying essential goods for Iran are transiting the waterway.

“The Americans are trying to smuggle five to six vessels through at great expense, but these ships are usually struck,” Rezaei said, without elaborating on who was behind such strikes.

He added that Iran has not decided to sink the smuggling vessels, as they carry oil and would damage the region’s environment.

Iran tested anti-ship missile over US Navy vessel 

The top security official also revealed that Iran has successfully tested a new anti-ship missile, saying the test was conducted above a US Navy ship just 48 hours ago.

“For the first time, we tested our anti-ship missile above an American warship,” he said. “This special missile created hell for the Americans, and they fled.

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