Iran Warns Vessels Violating Hormuz Protocols Will Be Blacklisted
In this Sunday, July 21, 2019 photo, a speedboat of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard trains a weapon toward the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which was seized in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. Global stock markets were subdued Monday while the price of oil climbed as tensions in the Persian Gulf escalated after Iran’s seizure of a British oil tanker on Friday. 
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority warned that vessels violating Iranian protocols for transit through the Strait of Hormuz will face restrictions on future passages, PGSA said in a series of statements on X.“In light of violations by certain vessels of the Iranian arrangements for transiting the Strait of Hormuz, these vessels will face restrictions in their future transits through the Strait of Hormuz, such as fines, seizure, or confiscation,” PGSA said on X.The authority also urged cargo owners shipping to or from the Persian Gulf to review the Non-Compliant Vessels list before chartering ships in order to avoid potential issues.“Effective immediately, any vessel cooperating with listed vessels (via STS, transshipment, etc.) will be added to the list,” PGSA added.Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz regardless of what the US fantasizes about.
