US EditionIran Says It Will ‘Facilitate and Expedite’ Humanitarian Aid Through the Strait of Hormuz Following UN Request
Tehran agreed to speed humanitarian and agricultural shipments after the U.N. requested safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz amid regional tensions.
- On Friday, Iran agreed to "facilitate and expedite" humanitarian aid through the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian ambassador to the United Nations Ali Bahreini confirming Tehran accepted the U.N. request for safe passage of aid and agriculture shipments.
- The announcement followed Israeli strikes on the Shahid Khondab Heavy Water Complex in Arak and the Ardakan yellowcake production plant in Yazd Province, with Israel claiming responsibility and threatening to "escalate and expand" its campaign against Tehran.
- President Donald Trump claimed ceasefire talks were going "very well" while threatening to destroy Iran's energy plants if the Strait remains closed after April 6, following Washington's rejected 15-point "action list" proposal.
- Aerospace Force commander Seyed Majid Moosavi warned Iran would retaliate, posting that "this time, the equation will no longer be an eye for an eye," as U.S. ships carrying 2,500 Marines moved closer to the region.
- The International Organization for Migration reported Friday that conflict damaged 82,000 civilian buildings in Iran, including homes of 180,000 people, while Brent crude prices rose 2.9% to $104.81 per barrel amid regional instability.
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Tehran has agreed to "facilitate and expedite" the passage of humanitarian aid through the Strait of Ormuz, said today the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, while Israel launched attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. Ali Bahraini reported that Tehran has accepted a request from the UN to allow humanitarian aid and shipments of agricultural products to transit by sea, which normally handles one fifth of the world’s oil shipment…
It has accepted the request from the United Nations for the maritime route to be used for the transport of agricultural cargo and humanitarian aid, which were impossible with the blockade.
Anadolu Ajansı
Sarajevo TimesIran agrees to UN request for humanitarian safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
'Iran agrees to UN request for safe transit of ships carrying humanitarian goods through Strait of Hormuz,' Iranian media reports, citing envoy to Geneva - Anadolu Ajansı
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