NEW DELHI, May 15. /TASS/. Iranian authorities are ready to guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for all commercial vessels once the war with the United States ends, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
"The only solution [to the issue of passage through the Strait of Hormuz] is a complete cessation of the aggressive war [waged by the US against Iran], after which we will guarantee safe passage for every vessel," he said in a comment to the Indian television channel Doordarshan.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran. Major Iranian cities, including Tehran, came under attack. In response, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale retaliatory operation and launched strikes on Israel. US military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia were also targeted.
Iranian authorities subsequently announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to vessels associated with the United States, Israel, and countries that supported the attacks against the Islamic Republic.
