Iran Parliament To Vote On Hormuz Strait Management Plan Soon.

Tehran; May 2026: Iran’s Parliament is expected to review and approve legislation formalising the Islamic Republic’s management and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an Iranian lawmaker has said. Alireza Salimi, a member of the Parliament’s Presiding Board, said today (Saturday – 30th May 2026) that the legislative body will soon vote into law – a measure governing Iran’s management over the Strait of Hormuz. He added that all details related to the plan will be approved and finalised by Parliament.

The Strait of Hormuz is shared between Iranian and Omani territorial waters, Salimi emphasised, and therefore no other country will be allowed to make decisions regarding the waterway. “When the US President Donald Trump and others say the Strait of Hormuz must be opened, this issue concerns us, and we will not allow them to decide”, Salimi said. The lawmaker stressed that decisions on managing the Strait of Hormuz “are not tactical or temporary but rather definite and permanent”.

Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz to the US, Israel, and their allies following their unprovoked aggression against the country. Tehran says the measures violate the terms of a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire that took effect on April 08th and was later extended unilaterally by the United States.

On Friday (May 29th), Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi discussed the Strait of Hormuz and its future legal management during a phone conversation. “We discussed Hormuz and its future administration in line with our sovereign responsibilities and international law” Araghchi said.

Chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Ebrahim Azizi said earlier this month that Iran has devised a new mechanism to control maritime traffic through a “designated route” in the Strait of Hormuz, which includes charging fees for “the specialised services”. He added that the new system is in line with Iran’s national sovereignty and will guarantee international trade security.

Araghchi further noted that he has expressed Iran’s solidarity with Oman in the face of threats posed by Washington against the Arab country. “We welcome consultation with all neighbouring states”, the Iranian foreign minister emphasised.

Meanwhile, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Araghchi has assured his Omani counterpart that the responsible strategies taken by Tehran and Muscat to ensure safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz are based on international law and serve the interests of the international community.

He outlined the latest status of indirect talks between Iran and the United States, mediated by Pakistan, saying a final memorandum will be reached only if the American side ends its “excessive approach and contradictory positions”.

The top Iranian diplomat reiterated that the Islamic Republic remains serious and steadfast in pursuing its absolute and legitimate rights and interests.

He praised Oman’s “principled and responsible” approach regarding regional peace and security and its constructive role as mediator in previous rounds of the Iran-US talks, which faced a lack of commitment from the American side.

Indirect talks between Iran and the US, mediated by Pakistan and facilitated by Qatar, continue based on the Islamic Republic’s 14-point proposal to reach a memorandum aimed at putting an end to the US-Israeli imposed war, halt American maritime aggression, and secure the release of Iran’s blocked assets.

In a post on his X account yesterday (Friday – 29th May) Iran’s top negotiator with the United States Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf reiterated Iran’s lack of trust in the opposite side, saying the Islamic Republic gains concessions not through negotiations, but through missiles. “The winner of any agreement is the one who prepares better for war from the day after”, the Iranian Parliament speaker added. Elsewhere in the phone conversation, the Iranian foreign minister condemned “threatening rhetoric” by the United States against Oman.

On Wednesday (27th), US President Donald Trump had said he would “blow up” Oman if it agreed to work with Iran to share control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Reacting to those remarks, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei described the menacing rhetoric as “an attempt to blackmail an independent UN member state and yet another sign of the moral bankruptcy of the American system of governance and policymaking”.

During the Friday call with his Omani counterpart, Araghchi also slammed crimes committed by the Israeli regime in Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories. He said regional countries, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the United Nations are morally and legally responsible to take urgent action to end Israel’s acts of aggression against Lebanon and continued genocide of the people of Palestine.

The top Iranian and Omani diplomats also discussed ways to expand bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation aimed at promoting trust, peace, and stability in the region.

Team Maverick.