Two ships – one flying the flag of Liberia, the other belonging to a Greek shipowner – crossed the Strait of Hormuz this Wednesday, a few hours after the announcement of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Two ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since Iran agreed to reopen this strategic passage as part of a ceasefire agreement with the United States, according to the maritime tracking site MarineTraffic. “The NJ Earth bulk carrier, belonging to a Greek shipowner, crossed the strait at 8:44 UTC, while the Liberia-flagged Daytona Beach made its crossing later, at 6:59 UTC, shortly after leaving the port of Bandar Abbas,” according to the company’s account X.
Passages “in coordination with Iranian armed forces” The United States and Iran agreed overnight Tuesday to Wednesday for a two-week ceasefire. During this period, passages through the Strait of Hormuz will be “in coordination with the Iranian armed forces,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X. “The United States of America will help ease traffic in the Strait of Hormuz,” crucial route through which normally about 20% of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas transit, Donald Trump also wrote on his Truth Social platform. “There will be a lot of positive actions! Big sums of money will be earned. Iran can start the reconstruction process,” the president continued. In his message on Truth Social, Donald Trump also assured that the United States would “stock up on all kinds of supplies and just ‘hang around’ to make sure everything goes smoothly.”
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