File Photo: Vladimir Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov. AP
Iran has effectively closed the strait to all ships affiliated with the US-Israel war on the country, Russian state media reported Ushakov as saying on Thursday that it was “open for us."
Almost 2,000 vessels are currently stranded inside the Persian Gulf, according to the International Marine Organization.
But some vessels with ties to Iran, China, India, and Pakistan have been able to pass through the strait.
Ushakov’s comments came as the Iranian and Russian foreign ministers discussed the safety of navigation in the critical waterway during a phone call.
Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement that it also discussed the efforts taken by several states to de-escalate tensions in the region
It added they also “exchanged views on the progress of discussions in the UN Security Council on ways to ensure the safety of navigation in the strait of Hormuz and overcome other consequences of the unprovoked aggression of the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
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