Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Thursday said that two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz after vessels attempted to use what it called an unauthorized route.
Oil prices were mixed Thursday following a sharp selloff in the previous session as traders assessed the outlook for U.S.-Iran relations and recovering oil supplies from the Middle East.
Bloomberg notes that the third parties would also be able to use the pipeline
Iran has exempted ships from India, China, Iraq and Qatar from transit restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian lawmaker Amir Hayat Moqaddam said.
Iran said that Washington's response to its demands was "not convincing," insisting that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen only after the U.S. fulfilled seven Iranian conditions.
Recognition of Iran's sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz is one of the requirements for ensuring security in the region, Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Army and Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Major General Ali Abdollahi said.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center said late Thursday that a vessel was on fire in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Russian Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of the safe transit of vessels
More than 3,000 commercial vessels have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz with support from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces over the past six months, CENTCOM reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that “nothing will be the same” in the region after the recent war with the U.S. and Israel, including the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have called for an urgent and full resumption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, they said in a joint statement of the foreign ministers after a meeting in Istanbul.
The United States must honor its commitments enshrined in the agreement previously reached with Iran. This would enable Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping and help continue bilateral negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
Undersea data transmission cables running through the Strait of Hormuz could become Iran’s next targets, a representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned.
A tanker has struck a mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, causing an explosion and a fire in the engine room, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said.
The vessel reportedly hit a naval mine, causing a large fire
Twenty-two vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz in the first 13 days of October.
The Strait of Hormuz will be open to shipping once U.S. forces withdraw from the Persian Gulf region, Iranian army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akrami-Nia said.
Iran and the United States should agree on an effective mechanism to ensure fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the coming weeks, or parts of Asia and Africa could face a food crisis, executive director of the United Nations Office for Project Services Jorge Moreira da Silva told Reuters.
A container ship attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz along a route not agreed upon with the Iranian authorities has sunk after striking a mine, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said.
A tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) under the UK Navy.
