Iran grants passage exemption to four countries through Hormuz

Emir Hayat Muqaddem, Deputy Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, announced that ships belonging to India, China, Iraq and Qatar were exempt from transit restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Making a statement to the Iranian Student News Agency (SNN), Hayat Mukaddem made evaluations about maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and the passage restrictions applied to ships.

Hayat Mukaddem said, "We have currently exempted India, China, Iraq and Qatar from the transit restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz. The ships of these countries pass freely. The Americans do not interfere with these ships."

Stating that the exemptions in question were implemented for certain reasons, Hayat Mukaddem stated that mutual interests were taken into consideration in this regard.

Tolls are collected from India and China

Hayat Mukaddem stated that providing ease of passage to Indian ships aims to make it possible to import medicine from this country.

Stating that the exemption granted to China was aimed at gaining the political support of the Beijing administration, Hayat Mukaddem stated that transit fees were collected from ships belonging to India and China.

Hayat Mukaddem noted that no transit fee is charged from Qatari ships.