British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump agree that a practical plan is needed to get shipping through the Strait of Hormuz open, Starmer's office said on Thursday evening, after the two leaders spoke.
- They agreed that we have reached the next stage of finding a solution, after a ceasefire and an agreement to open the strait have been reached. The leaders discussed the need for a practical plan to get shipping traffic back on track as soon as possible, Starmer's office writes.
On Wednesday night, Danish time, the United States and Iran announced that a temporary ceasefire had been reached, which included the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Although the Iranian government agreed to open the narrow strait, which is an important shipping route for oil and natural gas, shipping companies operating in the Gulf are still refraining from sailing through the strait.
This was stated on Wednesday by Tom Kloza, chief advisor to the American oil company Gulf Oil. Only a small amount of oil passes through the strait, Kloza said. As part of the ceasefire, the Iranian regime has demanded that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz be coordinated with the Iranian military.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has also shared instructions on an alternative shipping route through the strait to avoid collisions with Iranian underwater mines.
On Thursday evening, Danish time, Donald Trump warned Iran against imposing tariffs on ships for sailing in the strait, which is 33 kilometers wide at its narrowest point. The shipping channel itself is only about three kilometers wide.
- There are reports that Iran is charging fees on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. They should not do that, and if they do, it should stop immediately, Trump writes on Truth Social.
The US president writes a little later in another post that Iran is breaking the agreement that was made.
- Iran is doing a very poor job - some would call it dishonest - when it comes to letting oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the agreement we made, Trump writes.
Delegations from the US and Iran are to participate in negotiations in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, later this week.
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