At least 25 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran memorandum

MOSCOW, June 20 - RIA Novosti. At least 25 ships have already crossed the Strait of Hormuz after the signing of a memorandum of settlement between the United States and Iran, the Washington Post reports, citing data from the analytical company Kpler.

On the night of June 18, Iran and the United States remotely signed a memorandum that envisages the end of the military conflict that began on February 28. The memorandum also set a time frame for the United States to lift the naval blockade and for Iran to restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The parties must negotiate within 60 days.

"On Thursday, 25 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz... While this is only a fraction of the ships stuck in the region, it is the highest number of daily crossings in more than two weeks and one of the highest daily totals since the conflict began," the newspaper writes.

About 18 million barrels of oil have left Iranian ports and docks over the past five days, the newspaper notes, citing data from TankerTrackers.