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Shafaq News- Tehran
Iran has authorized the passage of about 30 vessels
through the Strait of Hormuz since May 13, state television reported on
Thursday, amid continued maritime tensions in the strategic waterway.
The broadcaster quoted an official from the naval
branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as saying that Iran’s
position toward “hostile ships” remains unchanged and that such vessels would
not be permitted to transit the Strait.
Semi-official Fars News Agency, citing an informed
source, also indicated that Tehran approved the passage of several Chinese
vessels through the waterway under arrangements coordinated between Chinese
Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Beijing’s ambassador to Tehran, Cong Peiwu.
Bloomberg said earlier that nine oil and gas tankers
had crossed the Strait since Sunday, noting that some vessels remain within
areas affected by the US naval blockade.
The United States and Iran continue to impose maritime
restrictions in the Strait, with the US Navy preventing vessels from entering
or departing Iranian ports while Iran maintains limits on commercial traffic
through the strategic waterway, which carries around 20% of global oil
supplies.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed yesterday that
its forces had redirected 67 commercial vessels, allowed 15 humanitarian
support ships to transit, and disabled four others since the blockade against
Iran began on April 13.
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