Iran grants ‘general approval’ to strategic action plan for the Strait of Hormuz

A senior Iranian official has said the general principles of a strategic action plan to manage the Strait of Hormuz have been agreed upon in a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Councils. Valiullah Bayati, a spokesperson of the committee, told Iran’s Tasnim news agency that “the strategic action plan to ensure the security and progress of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf was reviewed by the Councils’ Commission and, after hearing the opinions, its general outline was approved.”