Tehran / Anadolu

The "Gulf Waterway Authority," established by Iran to regulate transit in the Strait of Hormuz, announced that transit requests will be reviewed in order of submission, and necessary permits will be granted after calm and stability are restored in the region.

The authority said in a statement published on its account on the American platform "X" on Sunday that transit through the Strait of Hormuz is currently not possible due to what it described as "illegal movements" by the US military in the region in recent days.

The statement added that once stability and calm are restored, transit requests through the Strait of Hormuz will be reviewed according to their priority of submission, and necessary permits will be granted to those wishing to pass.

The authority also called on all those wishing to obtain a transit permit to submit their requests exclusively via the website of the "Gulf Waterway Authority."

Saturday/Sunday night witnessed mutual strikes between Washington and Tehran, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to maritime navigation until further notice.

Also on Sunday, the Guard announced in a statement that it targeted two ships in the strait, saying they "violated the transit rules" imposed by Iran.

For its part, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Sunday via platform "X" launching a new wave of attacks on Iran, in response to the latter's targeting of commercial ships in Hormuz.

In response to these attacks, Iran announced targeting U.S. military sites in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan with missiles.

Washington and Tehran had signed a memorandum of understanding on June 18 last year after negotiations mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, paving the way for a final agreement, before Trump announced that the memorandum of understanding with Iran "ended" at the start of the current escalation.