Iran has told the UN Security Council and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that non-hostile ships may pass safely through the strait of Hormuz, after the vital shipping lane has been effectively closed to tankers since the US-Israeli military campaign began more than three weeks ago
In a statement made this wednesday, the Iran’s foreign affairs ministry said non-hostile vessels as those which are neither participate in, nor support acts of aggression against Iran or belong to the US or Israel, and shoud be allowed to sail through the straight of Hormuz
Recall that the narrow waterway carries about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies, but fears of Iran’s retaliatory attacks on shipping has sent fuel prices soaring.
However, reports have it that the UK has offered to host an international security summit to draw up a viable, collective plan to reopen the strait, which will be held in London or at the navy headquarters in Portsmouth.