tehran, 12 April. After the failure of nearly 20 hours of talks on ceasefire agreement in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, Iran, rejecting the new threats of US President Donald Trump, has decided that ten (not more than a dozen) ships will be evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz every day. Besides, Iran has also fixed a fee of two million dollars per ship.
Trump has announced to blockade ships passing through Hormuz
This decision of Iran on the Strait of Hormuz has come at a time when, after its talks on ceasefire agreement with America remained inconclusive, Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the US Navy will start a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz. In this sequence, the US Navy will search and stop every ship present in international waters which has paid any toll to Iran. Anyone who pays illegal fees will not get safe passage on the high seas.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Iran plans to keep the fee charged from each supertanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz at $2 million. At present, ships from many countries have contacted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to pass through Hormuz.
Ships will cross Hormuz with permit
The Wall Street Journal claims that Iran will create a special arrangement for ships transiting this sea route. Under this they will have to take permit from Iran. After this permit, he will be able to pass through the routes decided by the Iranian Army. After the ceasefire last week, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had talked about opening Hormuz.
It is noteworthy that the Strait of Hormuz, an important sea route for the world, has been in the news for the last six weeks. In response to the attacks by America and Israel on February 28, Iran has taken control of these sea corridors. Iran is allowing only selected ships to pass through this route. Now Iran has said that it will take toll in Hormuz, making its control permanent.
Tension between America and Iran on Hormuz
A ceasefire was agreed upon on April 8 after a six-week war between the US-Israel alliance and Iran. After this, the delegations of America and Iran held talks in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. The talks, which started on Saturday evening, continued for 21 hours, but ended without any result.
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