PoliticalThreaten to boycott/sanction2026-04-28🇰🇬

Iranian defense official says post-war transit through Hormuz needs Iran security protocols

source: Iranian Defense Ministry -> target: Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

On 2026-04-28, Iranian deputy defense minister Reza Talaei Nik said at a Shanghai Cooperation Organization defense ministers' meeting in Bishkek that Iran would only allow commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after the war ends and if security protocols protecting Iran are observed. The remarks reiterated Iran's restrictions on passage and linked any easing to conditions set by Tehran.

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