Tazeen Akhtar | Islamabad
At a very cruicial time when the people of the region and the world are hopefully looking forward to an agreement between US Iran thanks to mediatory efforts of Pakistan, so called President of Peace Mr. Trump is very seriously and continuously working as spoiler of the conducive environment for the next round in Islamabad.Iran’s Side Contradicts US Claims on Hormuz
In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organization of the Islamic Rep. of Iran,” Araqchi said in a post on his X account on Friday, April 17.
Iran has warned that if naval blockade continues, it will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and the passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be prevented.
An informed source close of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) clarified new dimensions of the Iran-US agreement on the Strait of Hormuz under the two-week ceasefire.
From the beginning of the ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, Iran was supposed to allow daily passage of a number of ships, the informed source said Friday.
“However” he said “after the ceasefire in Lebanon failed to be implemented and the ceasefire agreement failed to include (ceasefire between) Hezbollah and the Zionist regime of Israel, Iran suspended the agreement on the passage of ships through the Strait.”
The informed source noted that Iran has set three conditions for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz:
1. The ships must be commercial and the passage of military ships is prohibited, and neither the ships nor the cargo should be related to the hostile countries.
2. Vessels must pass through the route designated by Iran.
3. The passage of ships must be coordinated with the Iranian forces responsible for the passage; as CENTCOM had, before the war, confirmed the management of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) over the Strait of Hormuz.
The informed source further emphasized that the implementation of some preconditions, including the ceasefire in Lebanon, was key to Iran’s decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz will remain fully open to commercial vessels for the remaining period of ceasefire.








