It is still unclear which goods Iran will define as those that can pass through the strait. <\/p>\n
Iran has announced that it is ready to open free passage through the Strait of Hormuz for vessels carrying “essential goods.” Passage will be closed for other ships.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing CNN.<\/p>\n
Read also: Closed, but not for everyone. Which countries have managed to negotiate with Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Iranian state propaganda agency Tasnim published a document authored by Deputy for Commercial Development Human Fathi, addressed to the head of the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization.<\/p>\n The document states that “this grants permission for the transit of vessels carrying essential goods\u2014especially consumer goods and livestock products” through the blocked Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n The order applies exclusively to vessels that “are heading to Iranian ports or are currently operating in this region.” So-called “executive bodies” of Iran must take measures to facilitate the passage of ships.<\/p>\n However, it is still unclear which goods Iran will define as “essential goods.” It is also uncertain whether vessels belonging to countries deemed “hostile” by the Tehran regime will be able to pass with these cargoes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n It is worth noting that U.S. intelligence believes Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz in the near future, as control over this key artery of global oil supply is Tehran’s main leverage against the U.S.<\/p>\n As is known, Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz at the beginning of the war with the U.S. and Israel. Since then, oil prices have surged worldwide, as many ships carrying “black gold” have been unable to pass through the strait.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is still unclear which goods Iran will designate as those that can pass through the strait. Iran has announced that it is ready to open a free passage through the Strait of Hormuz for vessels carrying “essential goods.” For other ships, passage will be closed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"magazine_newspaper_sidebar_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society-en"],"yoast_head":"\n