00:00Iranian authorities are drafting a bill that could prohibit the passage of ships linked to Israel and
00:07United States through the Strait of Hormuz.
00:10The initiative is already being analyzed by the relevant parliamentary committee, according to the FARC news agency.
00:18According to the draft, the restrictions could extend not only to Israeli and American vessels, but also to
00:26vessels from other states that Tehran considers hostile.
00:30The document also includes substantial fines.
00:34Violations of the new rules could result in penalties of up to 20% of the value of the cargo transported.
00:41for ship owners.
00:43The bill is currently in the technical review phase.
00:48Parliament has convened experts in international law, security and maritime navigation to collaborate on its final drafting.
00:56A voting date has not yet been set.
00:59The initiative is part of Tehran's policy to tighten control over navigation in the Strait of Gibraltar.
01:05Hormuz.
01:06Iranian officials had previously announced their intention to restrict the passage of vessels linked to Israel.
01:14and proposed introducing additional authorization procedures for certain foreign vessels.
01:20The Strait of Hormuz is considered one of the most important shipping routes in the world,
01:26through which a significant part of the world's supply of oil and liquefied natural gas passes.
01:32Meanwhile, television channel CAN-11 reported that the United States has withdrawn its air defense systems
01:39from the Erbil region in Iraqi Kurdistan,
01:42despite requests from local authorities not to do so amid the persistent threat from
01:48Iran.
01:48According to the channel, the US military recently completed the withdrawal of air defense systems
01:56deployed around the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region.
02:00Erbil has been the target of repeated missile and drone attacks since the start of the war with Iran.
02:06A senior Kurdish official stated that the authorities had repeatedly requested assistance from Washington.
02:13that he postponed the withdrawal of the air defense systems, but that his warnings were ignored.
02:20Until recently, US systems had successfully repelled most air attacks,
02:27protecting not only US military installations, but also Kurdish infrastructure and residential areas
02:35Erbil.
02:36According to CAN-11, the decision is linked to a change in priorities by the Donald Trump administration.
02:43The article notes that Washington has focused its attention on other areas of the region.
02:48and that Kurdistan is no longer considered a priority target for US military support.
02:55The withdrawal of weapons also comes within the framework of an agreement between the United States and Iraq.
03:01which envisions the end of the US military presence in the country by the end of September.
03:07In this context, the leadership of the Kurdish autonomy fears the weakening of the air defense system
03:14leave the region more exposed to new attacks.
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