More than 30 Commercial Vessels Currently Sailing Towards the Strait of Hormuz

Illustration - Ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)

JAKARTA - More than 30 commercial vessels are currently sailing towards the Strait of Hormuz, consisting of 23 ships from the Persian Gulf and eight ships from the Gulf of Oman, according to data from MarineTraffic analyzed by RIA Novosti on Friday.

A total of 23 vessels, mostly dry cargo ships, approached the maritime lane from the Persian Gulf and from the opposite side, from the Gulf of Oman, eight vessels were en route, six of which were oil tankers, according to the data.

Earlier that day, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the commercial ship's shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz were fully open during the ceasefire.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports would remain in full force until an agreement with Iran was reached, adding that most points had been negotiated.

Later on the same day, the Navy Command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that under the "new order" for navigation in the strait, civilian vessels should only sail along the designated route.