Iran Allows 1 Turkish Vessel To Pass Through The Strait Of Hormuz

A Turkish-owned ship was allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz, per Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, who added that negotiations were continuing regarding the safe passage of other turkish vessels as well.

Around 15 Turkish-owned vessels are presently anchored near the Hormuz, and one among them, called the Rozana, was allowed to pass through.

The Minister added that six among them are cruise ships which are waiting along with passengers on board.

The vessels have around 171 personnel, and in a parliamentary meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Uraloglu said that authorities were in contact with all the crew members.

He said that the only difficulty is that the crew members are stuck there; however, all their needs are being met.

The U.S-Iran war has impacted shipping in the Gulf and halted the movement of ships across the maritime chokepoint of Hormuz, which has been closed to maritime traffic by Iran.

Many tankers have also been attacked, and atleast four seafarers lost their lives in the exchange of missile strikes in the region last week.

Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has made it clear that the strait will remain shut as ‘leverage’ against the U.S and warned that attacks in the region would continue.

He also warned the U.S. that it should vacate all its military and naval bases, which remain active in the region, as they could become the next target of attack.

“I recommend that they close those bases as soon as possible, because they must have realised by now that the claim of establishing security and peace by America was nothing more than a lie,” he said.

He also vowed to avenge the deaths of those killed in U.S-Israel attacks and said that Tehran would seek compensation from its enemies.

The Iranian leader also vowed retaliation for those killed during the conflict and said the country would seek compensation from its enemies.