Under the framework, ships will receive emails with transit rules they must comply with to secure permits to pass
Iran has officially launched a new mechanism to oversee maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz amid a lingering standoff with the US over the strategic waterway, state outlet Press TV reported on Tuesday.
The move came hours after US President Donald Trump unexpectedly paused ‘Project Freedom’ – in which Western-flagged ships are given military escorts in the strait – just two days after it started.
The strait – which carries around a fifth of global seaborne oil and LNG – has effectively been blocked since US and Israeli launched strikes against Iran in late February.
Iranian forces have denied passage to US- and Israel-linked vessels, as well as ships from Western countries that support the actions against Tehran, while the US has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports, leaving tankers stranded for over two months. Washington and Tehran remain at odds over the strait’s future, with reports saying the US rejected Iran’s latest proposal for a governance mechanism in peace talks.
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