Iran hardens stance on strait Tehran moves to draft new regulations for key waterway as oil flows dwindle By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong and CUI HAIPEI in Dubai | China Daily Global | Updated: 2026-05-14 09:03

Iran hardens stance on strait Tehran moves to draft new regulations for key waterway as oil flows dwindle By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong and CUI HAIPEI in Dubai | China Daily Global | Updated: 2026-05-14 09:03 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/14/WS6a051f55a310d6866eb487c7.html Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that Tehran is currently in consultations to develop regulations governing arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz based on international law. Araghchi made the remark during a meeting in Tehran with Norway's Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, formalizing what senior officials have been signaling in recent weeks — that Iran intends to establish a new legal order for the waterway.