This May 22, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that for the Strait of Hormuz have passed 35 oil tankers and commercial vessels in the last 24 hours.
The Iranian authorities indicated that the maritime transit was carried out “under the coordination and protection” of that country’s naval forces, while the blockade persists in the strait since the start of the waron February 28.
“In the last 24 hours, 35 merchant ships, including oil tankers and container shipshave crossed the Strait of Hormuz without incident under the coordination and security escort of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy“the authorities said in a statement.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard stated that On May 21, around 31 ships passed through, while on Tuesday there were 26.
The passage of the commercial ships, under the full control of Iranian forces, comes as Iran and the U.S. They have entered into talks to reach agreements that will allow the end of the war.
Currently, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Bagaei, Tehran weighs a new US proposal to end the conflict.
Bagaei pointed out that both countries are now working on a text that will consist of 14 points so that both parties agree and thus unblock passage through the strait.
In principle, Iran seeks to formalize the collection of tolls by maritime transit in the Strait of Hormuz through a law that has not yet been approved.
In addition, Iran created the so-called Persian Strait Gulf Authority (PGSA, for its acronym in English) to manage the passage of ships.
Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, stated on May 22 that there has been “slight progress” in negotiations with Iran. but he reiterated that it is not possible to establish a toll system in the strait.
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