Iran criticized the IMO plan, claiming it didn’t adequately acknowledge Iran’s position in managing site visitors by the strategic waterway. File | Photograph credit score: Reuters
Worldwide Maritime Group (IMO) Secretary-Normal Arsenio Dominguez mentioned the group had suspended its involvement within the evacuation of ships stranded within the Persian Gulf following an assault by Iran on a business ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz by way of the southern route of Oman.
Dominguez mentioned the ship was a Taiwanese container ship. ever prettywhich was not handed beneath any IMO-backed plan. He mentioned he didn’t know whether or not the ship had been in touch with the U.S. Navy earlier than the incident. There have been no accidents and the ship resumed its voyage.
The assault adopted a joint declaration by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, together with Oman, after a convention attended by the USA that there ought to be no “tolls, charges, or makes an attempt to say management of the straits.”
Iran criticized the IMO plan, claiming it didn’t adequately acknowledge Iran’s position in managing site visitors by the strategic waterway. Dominguez mentioned the overseas ministers of Oman and Iran met on Monday (22 June 2026) and based mostly on their discussions, the IMO plan was introduced the following day.
A press release launched by Iran after the assembly mentioned: “The 2 international locations agreed to proceed consultations by a joint committee of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs in an effort to attain an settlement on the longer term administration of transport within the Strait of Hormuz, companies supplied and associated prices in keeping with worldwide requirements.”
Dominguez mentioned about 115 ships had handed by the strait for the reason that starting of the week till the suspension. For the reason that assault, 4 ships have used the Northern Passage and 11 have used the Southern Passage. He mentioned ship house owners ought to perform their very own threat assessments earlier than transiting the Straits now that the IMO has ceased its position.
He mentioned the IMO stays in contact with Iran by its embassy in London, the place it’s headquartered. Dominguez mentioned the IMO would resume its position as soon as all international locations supplied ensures concerning the security of ships and seafarers.
He added that about 500 ships stay within the space and it might take about 5 weeks to evacuate them, noting that each Oman and Iran train jurisdiction over the Strait of Hormuz.
