Why is Iran exempting India, China, Qatar, Iraq from Hormuz restrictions?
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Tehran says ships from four countries can cross Hormuz freely, but analysts say the deals carry political risks.
Tehran says ships from four countries can cross Hormuz freely, but analysts say the deals carry political risks.
Iran has exempted ships from India, China, Iraq and Qatar from its Strait of Hormuz restrictions, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Tuesday.
“Ships from these countries pass freely, and the Americans do not intercept them either,” Amir Hayat Moqaddam, deputy chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, told the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA).
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