Senior Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Nabavian escalated his criticism of the emerging US-Iran memorandum, arguing it violates the Supreme Leader's directive for exclusive Iranian management of the Strait of Hormuz. According to a statement carried by Fotros Resistancee, Nabavian said the draft brings Oman and GCC countries into discussions over the waterway's future administration, and warned that if signed, the IRGC would lose immediate control.
Ahmad Nabavian, deputy chairman of Iran's parliamentary National Security Committee, issued a detailed critique of the US-Iran memorandum draft late Saturday evening, deepening a thread The Zioneer has tracked since earlier in the evening. Where earlier remarks focused on the clause for 'safe and unlimited passage' and the wording on mutual sovereignty, his latest objection zeroes in on a structural complaint: the text brings Oman — and the Gulf Cooperation Council — into consultations over the future administration of the Strait of Hormuz.
Nabavian argues this directly contradicts Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's stated red line that the strait's management must remain exclusively Iranian, with no foreign involvement — not even Oman, a neighbor with which Tehran has long coordinated on the waterway. He further objected to the vague phrase 'and other parties,' saying it strips Iran of the ability to control traffic, collect tolls from shipping, or impose blockades. 'If this text is signed, the Strait of Hormuz is effectively handed over immediately, the IRGC must step back, and Iran loses direct control,' Nabavian said.
The remarks come as The Zioneer has reported several stages of Nabavian's critique this evening: first his objection to Clause 2's equal-sovereignty language, then his warning that the 'unlimited passage' clause cedes control, and now his focus on the draft's international management structure. The broader background — as The Zioneer has previously covered — includes Iran's chief of staff threatening full IRGC control over the strait, and Foreign Minister Araghchi publicly proposing a joint toll-collection plan with Oman, a position Nabavian's latest comments explicitly reject as aligned with Washington's demands rather than the Leader's directives.
2 developments
- StrongNabavian warns 'unlimited passage' clause in US-Iran MOU cedes Strait of Hormuz control
- StrongHardline Iranian editor slams US talks, warns against reopening Strait of Hormuz
- StrongIranian chief of staff claims full control of Strait of Hormuz, threatens shipping
- DevelopingNabavian objects to US-Iran draft clause placing both nations on equal footing
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