No Safe Passage Guarantee in Hormuz Strait Without Iran’s Coordination: Deputy FM

 

 

 

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian deputy foreign minister warned that maritime transit in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be guaranteed without coordination with Iran as the coastal state, stressing that parallel arrangements or external decision-making frameworks are not valid.

In a post on his X account on Friday, Kazem Gharibabadi underlined Iran’s position on maritime navigation rules and transit arrangements in the strategic waterway according to the recent memorandum of understanding with the US.

“Safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz under vague arrangements, parallel routes, or decision-making outside Iran’s considerations as the coastal state is not guaranteed,” Gharibabadi said.

“Any valid framework must be based on coordination with Iran and the provisions

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Strait of Hormuz traffic drops after Iran fires at Evergreen ship

 

 

 

 

 
Overall Hormuz traffic still not close to pre-conflict levels
 
 
Strait of Hormuz
 
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26 Jun 2026, 7:22 pm

Fewer vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday than earlier this week, hours after a Taiwanese-operated ship was fired on by Iran, ship tracking data showed.

The UN shipping agency temporarily paused its voluntary scheme to evacuate hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers from the Persian Gulf after the ship was damaged in the attack close to the Omani side of the waterway.

Nevertheless, at least four tankers including three very large crude carriers, which can each carry a maximum of two million barrels of oil, entered the gulf to load oil, ship tracking data from LSEG and MarineTraffic showed on Friday.

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Strait of Hormuz Traffic is Rising, and Oil Prices are Plummeting

 

 

 

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Published Jun 24, 2026 6:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Traffic levels in the Strait of Hormuz are showing signs of improvement as a formal plan for outbound transits begins to take effect. 31 crossings occurred on June 23, according to Kpler, including all vessel classes and traffic lanes. 

Accurate assessments are challenging because much of the traffic is operating dark - not just AIS-dark, but maintaining complete radio silence to minimize detection and tracking. Based on all available sources of information, Windward assesses that traffic levels are currently running at about 35-40 vessels per day - about three times the levels seen a few weeks ago, but still just one quarter of prewar volume. 

Notably,

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