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Iran has notified the United Nations Security Council and the International Maritime Organization
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Non-hostile vessels can now transit the Strait of Hormuz. This is possible if they coordinate with Iranian authorities. This follows disruptions to oil and gas shipments. The US-Israeli war has impacted global supply. Iran has taken measures to prevent aggressors from using the strait
United Nations, March 25, 2026. Iran has told the United Nations Security Council and the International Maritime Organization that “non-hostile vessels” may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Iranian authorities,
The US-Israeli war against Iran has all but halted shipments of about one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas through the strait, causing oil supply disruption.
The note from Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was sent to the 15-member Security Council and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday. It was then circulated on Tuesday among the 176 members of the London-based UN shipping agency responsible for regulating the safety and security of international shipping and preventing pollution.
“Non-hostile vessels, including those belonging to or associated with other States, may – provided that they neither participate in nor support acts of aggression against Iran and fully comply with the declared safety and security regulations – benefit from safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the competent Iranian authorities,” it read.
Iran has “taken necessary and proportionate measures to prevent the aggressors and their supporters from exploiting the Strait of Hormuz to advance hostile operations against Iran,” the note read, adding vessels, equipment, and any assets belonging to the US or Israel, “as well as other participants in the aggression, do not qualify for innocent or non-hostile passage.”
