Iran will allow ships carrying humanitarian and vital supplies bound for Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian Tasnim Agency reported this and published a picture of the corresponding document.
The document stipulates that ships heading to Iranian ports, including those currently in the Gulf of Oman, must coordinate with the authorities and follow established protocols for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Before the start of the war between the United States and Israel with Iran on February 28, about a fifth of the world’s oil supplies passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran effectively closed the passage of ships through the strait after the war began, which was one of the main reasons for the sharp rise in global energy prices.
At the end of March, Iran announced that it would impose fees on passage through the Strait of Hormuz from countries that would grant it “neutral” status. Ships from “friendly” countries – Pakistan, China, Russia, India and Iraq – will be able, according to the plan of the Iranian authorities, to pass through the strait for free. Ships of “hostile” countries will be prevented from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Donald Trump, in a speech on April 1, said that the issue of regulating the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz should be taken up by the countries most interested in this matter, and the United States is only ready to help them in this.
Countries affected by the suspension of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz insist that the issue of resuming shipping traffic be part of US-Iran peace talks. They also insist that Iran should not impose fees on ships passing through the strait.