Iranian strait authority issues updated list of sanctioned vessels

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Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, set up by Iran to manage passage in the Strait of Hormuz, has published an updated list of 77 vessels “violating Iranian protocols for the Strait of Hormuz”, Reuters reports.

Vessels listed will face restrictions of future passage including fines, detention or confiscation, said the body, set up by Iran to manage requests of passage in the strait, adding that vessels cooperating with them will be added to the list.

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