India, June 22 -- The Iranian parliament has approved all measures to shut down the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz following the recent U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, local media reports said on Sunday.

The decision is still not final.

The country's Supreme National Security Council, Iran's top security authority will need to finalise the decision.

Kowsari, a member of the parliament's committee on national security and foreign policy, said lawmakers have reached a consensus on the closure of the strait, though the final decision rests with Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

"The parliament has come to the conclusion that it should close the Hormuz Strait, but the final decision lies with the Supre...