The governing council of the UN shipping agency called on countries Friday to reject Iran’s efforts to assert sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and its creation of a body claiming authority over traffic through the waterway.
The non-binding decision by the International Maritime Organization’s council “strongly condemned” Tehran’s move to establish an entity seeking to control passage through the strait and urged member states not to recognize any Iranian action aimed at obstructing international navigation.
Iran’s recently created Persian Gulf Strait Authority said in June that vessels would need permits to pass through the waterway.
Iran rejected the criticism as politically motivated, saying its measures did not amount to closing the strait.
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