US EditionUAE Oil Chief Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber: 'The Strait of Hormuz Is Not Open'
Dr Sultan Al Jaber said the waterway must reopen without conditions as about 230 loaded tankers wait to sail, he said.
- On Thursday, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Dr. Sultan Al Jaber called for the Strait of Hormuz to be opened unconditionally, criticizing current access as "restricted, conditioned and controlled" by Iranian authorities.
- Global energy markets face significant disruption as an estimated 230 vessels remain filled with oil; the situation is "particularly urgent" for Asia, where 80 per cent of waiting cargoes are bound.
- Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stressed on Tuesday that transit through international waterways is a right, not a privilege, governed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
- Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim secured passage for Petronas ships through diplomatic engagement, though Al Jaber dismissed Iran's proposed safe routes as "coercion," asserting no country has a right to determine transit terms.
- Freedom of navigation underpins international trade, yet control by Tehran threatens to undermine global economic stability and sets a dangerous precedent, necessitating a return to fully open, unrestricted access.
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'No strings attached': UAE minister calls for Strait of Hormuz to be opened unconditionally
Dr Sultan Al Jaber's remarks come after Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the country will not negotiate for safe passage through the strait as doing so would undermine fundamental principles of international law.
Constraints on maritime passage have led to a continuous impact on supply chains and have led to an increase in international prices, with consequences for productive sectors and households
Sultan Al Jaber calls for full, unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
His Excellency Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNOC and its group of companies, stressed the need for the Strait of Hormuz to be fully reopened without any restrictions or conditions, saying the current situation does not constitute freedom of navigation but rather a clear limitation of it.In a post published on LinkedIn, Al Jaber explained that the strait is current…
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