A trickle of cargo ships and tankers – mostly Iranian, but some from Thailand and China – have made it through the strait since the war began
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Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday he had spoken to the leaders of Iran, Egypt, Turkey and other regional countries and that Malaysian vessels were now being allowed to pass through the strait of Hormuz.
In a televised address, Anwar thanked Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, for allowing the passage of Malaysian ships. “We are now in the process of releasing the Malaysian oil tankers and the workers involved so that they may continue their journey home,” he said.
Malaysia, despite being an oil-producing nation, is highly dependent on the oil passing through the strait, with approximately 50% of the country’s oil supply transported through the waterway.
