European Countries in Talks with Tehran for Hormuz Transit: Iran State TV
Iran is preparing a traffic-management system that would charge fees and allow only commercial vessels cooperating with Tehran to pass.
- On Saturday, Iranian state television reported that European countries are in talks with Tehran over transit permission for ships through the Strait of Hormuz, following successful passages by East Asian nations including China, Japan and Pakistan.
- Iran has largely blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz since war with the United States and Israel erupted on February 28, though a fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 8, with the U.S. maintaining its own naval blockade on Iranian ports.
- Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian Parliament's national security commission, said Iran "has prepared a professional mechanism to manage traffic" through the strait, with fees collected for specialized services and access limited to vessels cooperating with Iran, excluding the so-called "freedom project."
- On Thursday, Iran announced its naval forces authorized passage of more than 30 ships from China, with the Revolutionary Guards confirming dozens of transits occurred after strait management agreements and Iran receiving first revenue from imposed tolls.
- Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz—which normally handles roughly a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments—disrupts global markets while giving Tehran strategic leverage, as Iran maintains traffic will not return to its pre-war status.
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Tehran. Several European countries negotiate with Iran in order to obtain authorization to cross the Strait of Ormuz, a strategic route for the transit of oil, which has been blocked since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East initiated by the United States and Israel, reported yesterday the state television of the Islamic Republic.
The Islamic Republic excludes every green light from the US and Israel to cross the Strait. Islamabad pushes for a turning point in the negotiations. Pezeshkian writes to the Pope: "The nations contrast the demands of the United States."Iranian crisis: continues to hold the issue of Hormuz, while diplomacy remains stalled at the moment. The president of the Iranian National Security Commission, Ebrahim Azizi, has announced that Tehran would be w…
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed to vessels affiliated with countries seen as hostile by Tehran.
After ships from East Asia crossed the Strait of Hormuz, the Europeans apparently want to be able to pass the Strait again safely. Several European states are currently negotiating with the Iranians about it. After the passage of ships from countries such as China, Japan and Pakistan, "Europeans have also started negotiations with the Navy of the Revolutionary Guards", reported the Iranian state television on Saturday. Which European countries a…
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