Keyword: countersanctions https://freerepublic.com/tag/countersanctions/ en-us Tue, 8 Sep 2026 00:18:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 Iran says it plans to create new ‘restricted zone’ near Strait of Hormuz — as it desperately tries to control chokepoint https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4394624/posts Iran announced Monday it will establish a new “restricted zone” near the Strait of Hormuz within the coming days — as the flailing nation desperately tries to expand its control over the critical chokepoint. The exclusion zone will span from where the US blockade of Iran begins to other areas of the Gulf, Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said on Sunday in an interview with state TV. Rezaei said that any ship that sails into the restricted zone will be placed on a sanctions list. “Any ship that enters this area with the intention of... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4394624/posts#comment Tue, 8 Sep 2026 00:18:56 GMT