British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has called for the resumption of regular shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, after traffic had not yet returned to normal levels despite a ceasefire with Iran, Reuters reported, BTA reported.
According to her, despite a ceasefire, the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz remains difficult. Cooper stressed that Tehran must allow the full resumption of international shipping.
She described the moment as a key one for diplomacy and insisted that the truce turn into a lasting peace, adding that normalizing traffic through the strait is urgently needed for the global economy.
Iran today reintroduced restrictions on passage through the Strait of Hormuz, which is crucial for global trade, world agencies reported.
Tehran accused the United States of violating the terms of the deal to open the strait, the Associated Press notes.
Iran changed its decision to open the strait after the United States said that despite the opening, it would not lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports.