Strait of Hormuz ‘fully open and secure’ before US-Israeli war: Iran tells Russia

Iran’s foreign minister told his Russian counterpart in New Delhi that the Strait of Hormuz had stayed “fully open and secure” before the outbreak of the US-Israeli war. The two diplomats discussed regional developments and cooperation within the BRICS group of nations. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a multilateral gathering in the Indian capital. Iran’s statement directly counters claims that Tehran had disrupted oil tanker traffic through the vital waterway prior to the conflict. The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes. No further details on the bilateral talks or the status of the waterway since the war began were immediately released.