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Several ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, as peace talks between Iran and the United States are expected to begin in Islamabad. Marine tracking data showed limited activity, well below the usual level of traffic in the strategic waterway.
According to the MarineTraffic platform, a small number of ships – mostly Chinese tankers and bulk carriers – passed through the strait on Saturday. A Chinese dry cargo ship had entered overnight, having departed from the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr about a month ago.
Also, two Chinese crude oil tankers, each with a capacity of about 300,000 tons, passed late Saturday, sailing near the Iranian coast. Meanwhile, a Botswana-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker, identified as the “Nidi,” managed to enter the Gulf of Oman on its second attempt, after being forced to withdraw a day earlier.
However, traffic remains significantly reduced. Of the approximately 100 ships that typically pass through this vital corridor each day, records show that only two large carriers passed through on Friday.
On the political front, tensions remain high. US President Donald Trump has publicly criticized Iran, accusing it of unfairly allowing oil to pass through the strait. “This is not the deal we have,” he wrote on social media.
On the other hand, the Iranian Tasnim news agency reported from Islamabad that Tehran has maintained the current conditions for maritime transit, describing them as a reaction to what it considers a violation of the ceasefire agreement by the US and its allies. According to Iran, the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz remains conditional on the approval of its authorities.
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