Iran’s Revolutionary Guards navy says they allowed more than 25 vessels, including oil tankers, to transit the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours.
Iran has largely blocked shipping through the strait, a vital global energy conduit, since the outbreak of war with the United States and Israel on February 28.
Iran, which has been under a US naval blockade since April 13 despite a ceasefire, has insisted that ships transiting through the waterway must obtain permissions from the Iranian armed forces.
“Over the past 24 hours, 26 vessels — including oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels — transited the Strait of Hormuz,” says the Guards’ navy in a post on X. It adds that the ships passed after “coordination and security provided by the IRGC Navy.”
Yesterday, South Korea said one of its oil tankers passed through the strait, marking the first passage by a vessel from the country since the war began.
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