Ministry seeks overseas legal experts for post-war transport, housing sectors
Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd announced Saturday that her organization is recruiting Iranian lawyers and legal scholars based overseas, as well as international legal advocates who have spoken against injustices faced by Iranians, to support specialized sectors including aviation, ports, roads, rail and housing.
Speaking on the sidelines of a consultative meeting with the presidential deputy for legal affairs, Sadegh Malvajerd said the legal affairs deputy of the presidency had played an effective role in addressing shifts in the legal framework governing the Strait of Hormuz and other issues linked to the country's wartime conditions.
Iran has tightened its control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz by collecting transit fees from vessels and depositing the revenue into the Central Bank of Iran, according to official statements. Abbas Papizadeh, a member of parliament's board, said in late April that the first revenues from ship transit fees in the strait had been transferred to the state treasury.
The country remains under wartime conditions. Tehran and Washington reached a temporary ceasefire on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, though tensions remain high. The United States imposed a blockade on April 13 on vessels entering or leaving Iranian coastal waters to pressure Iran into a peace agreement following a 40-day conflict. The measure was later expanded to all Iranian-flagged vessels on the high seas.
Under new conditions set by Tehran, only pre-authorized commercial vessels may transit the Strait of Hormuz, while ships linked to the United States, Israel and other states designated as hostile are barred from passage.
“We intend to make use of these individuals in the specialized areas of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, including air, port, road and rail transport, as well as housing,” she said.
Speaking on the sidelines of a consultative meeting with the vice president for legal affairs, she said the Ministry is also looking to engage non-Iranian legal professionals who have spoken out against injustices faced by the Iranian people, to contribute in the same fields.
“We intend to make use of these individuals in the specialized areas of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, including air, port, road, rail transport and housing,” she saidر.
Sadegh Malvajerd added that the vice presidency for legal affairs had played an effective role in addressing changes to the legal regime of the Strait of Hormuz and other issues related to the effects and consequences of the war.