Maritime & Logistics

Iran Launches Official ‘Persian Gulf Strait Authority’ Account, Declares Unauthorized Hormuz Transit ‘Illegal’

Low Severity Asia Iran
Date Occurred May 18, 2026 16:46 UTC
Event Type Maritime & Logistics
Source gCaptain
Recorded May 18, 2026
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The Iranian-backed Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has officially launched a public presence on X, marking the clearest effort yet by Tehran to formalize and publicize its emerging control regime

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Iran flag Iran
Region Asia
Capital Tehran
GDP / Capita $7000.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #2014
  • Type Maritime & Logistics
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed May 18, 2026
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