Tasnim: Iran allows ships carrying humanitarian and vital supplies to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Iran will allow ships carrying humanitarian and vital supplies bound for Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian agency Tasnim reported this, publishing a photo of the corresponding document.

The document states that ships heading to Iranian ports, including those currently in the Gulf of Oman, must coordinate with 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 start of the war, which was one of the main reasons for the sharp rise in world energy prices.
• At the end of March, Iran announced that it would charge fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz from states that it would assign “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 free of charge. Ships from “hostile” states will be prohibited from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
• Donald Trump, in an address 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 that are most interested in this, and the United States is only ready to assist them in this.
• Countries affected by the suspension of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz insist that the issue of resuming shipping passage be part of the US-Iran peace talks. They also insist that Iran should not charge fees for ships passing through the strait.