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Iran's parliament is advancing an 11-point bill to formally enshrine control of the Strait of Hormuz under the authority of the Iranian armed forces.
The head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Ebrahim Azizi, announced Monday that all vessels belonging to the "Zionist regime" would be permanently banned from transit, that financial gains from the strait would be paid in Iranian rials rather than dollars, and that the armed forces would serve as the sole regulatory authority.
Meanwhile, a commission spokesperson declared, "If the U.S. wants to act wisely, it has no choice but to accept Iran's terms."
Azizi, head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, told state television that under the bill:
Azizi said the armed forces were already in operational control of the strait and were working to prohibit passage of "hostile vessels."
Commission spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei told IRNA that regional countries and oil buyers were putting pressure on the U.S. over the closure of transit routes, demanding that Washington create conditions for the reopening of Hormuz.
"If the U.S. wants to act wisely, it has no choice but to accept Iran's terms in the negotiations," Rezaei said.
He also confirmed that the Strait's protocol "will not return to its pre-war form" and that Iran would not retreat from any of its 10 conditions in negotiations.
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