Iran's Hormuz authority claims control of waters south of UAE port

TEHRAN, May 21: Iran's new body overseeing the Strait of Hormuz said its claimed area of control extends to Emirati waters, drawing a sharp rebuke from the Gulf neighbour.
Traffic through Hormuz, a vital global shipping conduit, has come under Iranian control since the outbreak of war with Israel and the United States on February 28.
Iran, which has blockaded the strait since the war and is charging ships for passage, has insisted that vessels must obtain permission from its armed forces.
In a post on X on Wednesday accompanied by a map, the newly-established Persian Gulf Strait Authority said it had outlined "the regulatory jurisdiction for the management" of the strait.
It said this covered the area between the line extending from "Kuh-e Mubarak in Iran to the south of Fujairah in the UAE... to the line connecting the tip of Qeshm island in Iran to Umm Al-Quwain in the UAE."    �"AFP