ON
🔍
← Back to feed
United KingdomHealth2 days ago

Iran's strait authority to facilitate ships' passage through Hormuz

Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced that the Persian Gulf Strait Authority will expedite authorizations for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz under a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States. The measure includes mine-clearance operations, with ships required to follow designated routes and schedules. Meanwhile, the U.S.-led Combined Maritime Forces reported a reduction in the maritime security threat level in the region to 'moderate'.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council said in a statement on Thursday that the country's Persian Gulf Strait Authority will take measures to issue fast authorisations to ships wanting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Tehran and Washington.

Measures on mine clearance will be carried out under the Islamabad MoU, though ships are advised to stick to the path and timing allocated by the authority, the statement published by state media added.

Meanwhile, the maritime security threat level in the Strait of Hormuz has been reduced to moderate, said the US-led Combined Maritime Forces' Joint Maritime Information Centre.

In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on 18 June 2026, vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz (Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP)

Read the full article at Middle East Eye →
Source document: Iran's Supreme National Security Council Statement

1 reports

Middle East EyeIndependentCenter2 days ago
Iran's strait authority to facilitate ships' passage through Hormuz

Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced that the Persian Gulf Strait Authority will expedite authorizations for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz under a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States. The measure includes mine-clearance operations, with ships required to follow designated routes and schedules. Meanwhile, the U.S.-led Combined Maritime Forces reported a reduction in the maritime security threat level in the region to 'moderate'.

Bias read (Center): The article reports on procedural updates regarding ship passage through the Strait of Hormuz and mentions a reduction in the maritime security threat level. It presents information from both Iranian and U.S.-led sources without overtly favoring one side. The content focuses on logistics and safety,

Official sources cited

  • government Iran's Supreme National Security Council Statement
  • government Combined Maritime Forces' Joint Maritime Information Centre

Go to the primary sources (2)

The official sources this coverage is built on. Read them directly to bypass framing.

  • governmentIran's Supreme National Security Council Statement
  • governmentCombined Maritime Forces' Joint Maritime Information Centre