Iran to Declare 'Exclusion Zone' Near Strait of Hormuz

Tehran. Iran is preparing to declare a new 'exclusion zone' near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's new Supreme National Security Council Chief Mohsen Rezai said on Sunday that this plan is going to be announced targeting ships plying through this waterway.

Speaking to Iranian state broadcasters, Rezai gave few details about this. It is said that this area will start from the location of the US Navy blockade and extend through the Strait of Hormuz to the Persian Gulf.