The blockade of the Strait of #Hormuz is expanding: #Iran is creating a new restricted zone and provoking a surge in oil prices to $100. The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Rezaei , announced that Tehran will introduce a new maritime restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days. Any vessel entering this area will be added to the #sanctions list , according to Anadolu . The zone will begin from the line of the maritime blockade of the U.S.