Iran will soon announce the creation of a restricted access zone outside the Strait of Hormuz, said Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Press TV reports.

"A senior Iranian security official said that a new restricted access zone will be announced outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days," the report states.

According to Rezaei, any ship that enters the area without prior approval from Iranian authorities will be put on Iran's sanctions list.