Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s statement that the Strait of Hormuz would be opened to all commercial ships in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon has collapsed less than 24 hours later, foreign media reports say.
This afternoon, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy sent back two Indian ships through the Strait of Hormuz, reportedly disrupting its maritime traffic once again.
In a statement, TankerTrackers, which monitors shipping, said that this information was confirmed by two recordings received on Channel 16, an international maritime emergency channel.
Shootings were also reported in this incident. One of the ships turned back was reportedly an Indian-flagged crude oil tanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil.
The incident comes as peace talks between Washington and Tehran are already underway, centered in Islamabad, Pakistan.