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First ships transit Strait of Hormuz

Three vessels have made the first transits of the Strait of Hormuz since Iran declared it open, including one heading to Iraq.

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Three ships have completed transits of the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first confirmed movements since Iran declared the strategic waterway open. The vessel KAIA, coming from the Gulf of Oman, crossed into the Persian Gulf and is bound for Iraq. The other two ships, the Iranian-flagged DELNAVAZ and ILDA, traveled in the opposite direction, departing from Bandar Abbas into the Gulf of Oman. This limited traffic follows Iran's announcement of a new maritime regime and the end of a prolonged blockade that halted most commercial shipping.
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