Iran: 300 Ships Requested Permits to Cross Hormuz Since April

SadaNews - The "Persian Gulf Shipping Authority" (PGSA), established by Iran to regulate traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, announced that more than 300 ships have applied for crossing permits since April.

This was stated in a statement published by the authority, which mentioned that more than 300 ships not linked to Iran have submitted applications for crossing permits since last April, with oil tankers constituting the vast majority of these vessels.

It noted that the ships applying for crossing permits include oil tankers, bulk cargo ships, liquefied natural gas carriers, and container and service vessels.

The authority added that the final destinations for the ships applying to leave the Gulf were concentrated in Asian countries, most notably China and India, while the largest destination for ships wishing to enter the Gulf was the UAE.

The authority reported that 77 percent of the ships that applied for crossing through the Strait of Hormuz were seeking to leave the Arabian Gulf, compared to 23 percent that applied to enter.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran that left more than 3,000 dead, according to Tehran, which carried out attacks that killed Americans and Israelis, in addition to targeting what it claimed were U.S. sites in Arab countries in the region, resulting in damage to civilian properties.

Following the collapse of negotiations with Iran on April 11 in Pakistan, the United States imposed a blockade on Iranian ports since April 13, including those located in the vital Strait of Hormuz for global energy supplies.

In response, Iran has prevented the passage of ships through the strait unless coordinated with them, amid fears of a potential collapse of the truce in effect since April 8, if a deal to end the war is not reached, which has raised energy prices and inflation levels globally.