Policy Evidence

Iran's parliament National Security Committee chair Ebrahim Azizi announced Saturday May 16 that Tehran has designed a "professional mechanism" for managing Hormuz shipping movement via the new Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA). Vessels submit ownership, insurance, crew, and cargo forms; tolls (reportedly up to $2M, settled in Chinese yuan) determined by vessel size and cargo; US-linked "Freedom Project" vessels excluded outright. The institutional formalization makes the disruption regime procedurally sustained rather than ad-hoc.

Provenance — node opacity = source trust
Evidence Strength
Strong
Evidence Observed At
May 16, 2026 · 6:00 PM UTC
Citation
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/16/iran-war-live-lebanon-israel-extend-truce-tehran-ready-for-more-us-talks
Citation Source
aljazeera
Policy Category
Regulatory Ruling
Effective Date
May 16, 2026