PNN – American media reported that as countries increase negotiations with Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the number of ships passing through has increased in recent days, and Tehran continues to play a decisive role in managing traffic in this strategic waterway.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network; US media reported that ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has reached its highest level in recent weeks as more countries are reaching safe passage agreements with Iran.
Bloomberg reported that 21 ships have passed through the waterway in recent days, while more energy-starved governments are negotiating to remove their ships, cargo and crews from the Persian Gulf. The US media wrote that this process “has strengthened Tehran’s control over the waterway.”
According to the report, although Iranian ships still account for the bulk of the traffic, an Iraqi crude oil tanker also passed through the strait on Sunday, with permission from Iran. India, which has negotiated the withdrawal of some of its ships and even received Iranian liquefied petroleum gas for the first time in years, has seen eight of its LPG tankers pass through the strait so far.
Mo Yu Shu, senior crude oil market analyst at Singapore-based Clapper Ltd., told Bloomberg: Iran is responding to its partners’ requests, but it is also strengthening its control over the Strait of Hormuz. Passage through the strait remains dependent on Iran’s will.
So far, most ships that have received permission to pass have taken the route specified by Tehran and passed near the Iranian coast.