Iran will allow only 15 ships per day to cross the Strait of Hormuz under the two-week ceasefire agreement. The vessels will also need prior approval from the Iranian authorities to cross the waterway.
“Under the current ceasefire, fewer than 15 ships per day are permitted to transit the Strait of Hormuz. This movement is strictly contingent upon Iran’s approval and the enforcement of a specific protocol,” a senior Iranian source said, according to Russian news agency TASS.
The Iranian source stressed that there will be no return to the pre-war status quo, and the new Hormuz regulatory framework has been communicated to regional parties.
“This new regulatory framework, operating under the supervision of the IRGC, has been officially communicated to regional parties. There will be no return to the pre-war status quo,” the source said.
The Iranian source further added that “the unfreezing of Iran’s blocked assets is a critical executive guarantee that must be realized within this two-week timeframe.”
As per the TASS report, Iran is also pushing for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to formalize the end of the war. “If the termination of the war is not codified into a UN Security Council resolution based on our stipulated terms, we are fully prepared to resume combat against the US and the Zionist regime — just as we have over the past 40 days, and with even greater intensity,” the source added.
The US and Iran have announced a two-week conditional ceasefire after around 40 days of intense fighting that saw hundreds of people being killed and the world plunging into a global energy crisis.
Iran had effectively closed the strategic waterway after the US and Israel initiated the war on February 28. The closure resulted in a massive global energy crisis, leaving several countries with oil and gas shortages. The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was among the key terms of the ceasefire.
The two countries are now scheduled to meet in Islamabad on Friday for further negotiations towards ending the war.