Iran and Oman will announce an agreed corridor through the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, stated Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

"The new international corridor, which will be managed by Iran, has been agreed upon with the Omani brothers and will be announced in the coming days," Rezaei said, Iranian state media report.

He added that a new area zone will be declared outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days.

According to him, any ship entering the area without Tehran's consent will be put on Iran’s sanctions list.

Rezaei detailed that this zone “will start from the US naval blockade line and extend to some parts of the Persian Gulf,” covering the area up to the loading ports.

Also, he assured that the Strait of Hormuz “is completely closed and under the control of the Iranian armed forces,” calling US president Donald Trump’s statements to the contrary a lie.

“The Americans are trying to smuggle five or six ships, which is expensive for them, but these ships are usually attacked,” Rezaei added.

At the same time, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran noted that the country has decided not to sink the American ships, because “they transport oil, and this would harm the environment in the region.”

Tehran, he stressed, will not make any commitments to reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless Washington stops its threats and aggression and restores Iran's trust.

"The Americans must earn Iran's trust in order for the negotiations to continue," he said.

As per Rezaei, Iran is committed not to obstruct shipping in the Strait of Hormuz only if the US does not threaten Iran.

Also, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council dismissed reports about a shortage of goods in Iran amid US sanctions. He stated that oil sales continue in Iran, revenues return to the country, and its strategic reserves of key goods remain stable.