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Iran Allows India, Russia, Other Friendly Countries to Use Strait of Hormuz: Foreign Minister

© REUTERS StringerTankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.
Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.  - Sputnik India, 1920, 26.03.2026
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has allowed ships from friendly countries, including Russia, to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
"We have allowed passage through the Strait of Hormuz for China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and Iraq, as well as other states we consider friendly," Araghchi said, according to Lebanese satellite television channel Al Mayadeen.
He added that Tehran sees no reason to allow "enemy ships" to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched strikes on targets in Iran, including in Tehran, causing damage and civilian casualties. Iran responded by striking Israeli territory and US military facilities in the Middle East.
The escalation around Iran has led to the de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for deliveries of oil and liquefied natural gas from the Persian Gulf countries to the global market, and has also affected the level of oil exports and production in the region. As a result, fuel prices are rising in most countries around the world.
In this Sunday, July 21, 2019 photo, a speedboat of Iran's Revolutionary Guard trains a weapon toward the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which was seized in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. Global stock markets were subdued Monday while the price of oil climbed as tensions in the Persian Gulf escalated after Iran's seizure of a British oil tanker on Friday.  - Sputnik India, 1920, 24.03.2026
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