Iran’s deputy foreign minister said Iran is in a state of war and that no commercial vessel may transit the Strait of Hormuz without prior coordination with Tehran. He said Iran is seeking to register with the IMO an agreement with Oman on transit routes but that registration would not guarantee the strait’s reopening; reopening depends on the United States fulfilling prior commitments it has suspended.

2026-10-12

Iran’s deputy foreign minister said Iran is in a state of war and that no commercial vessel may transit the Strait of Hormuz without prior coordination with Tehran. He said Iran is seeking to register with the IMO an agreement with Oman on transit routes but that registration would not guarantee the strait’s reopening; reopening depends on the United States fulfilling prior commitments it has suspended.