Iranian Navy Guides Indian Oil Tanker Through the Strait of Hormuz

Odaily News According to a senior official on board the ship, in the past week, the Iranian Navy guided an Indian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. Following diplomatic mediation from New Delhi, the vessel was allowed to proceed along a pre-approved route. This account appears to confirm analysts' views that Tehran is attempting to implement traffic control in the strait, allowing friendly vessels safe passage while causing other ships to fear potential attacks. The official stated that during the transit through the strait, the vessel maintained radio contact with the Iranian Navy. The Iranian side recorded the ship's flag, name, port of origin, port of destination, and the nationality of the crew (all crew members were Indian), and guided them along the pre-agreed route. (Jin10)