By CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE and JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong |
China Daily |
This file photo taken on Feb 19, 2025 shows the Strait of Hormuz. [Photo/Xinhua]
Dozens of vessels, including Chinese-owned ones, have passed through the Strait of Hormuz under Tehran's "management protocols" amid a renewed escalation in shipping tensions, showcasing Iran's significant leverage in the conflict with the United States, which has sent far-reaching economic shocks across the globe.
"It was ultimately concluded that a number of Chinese ships, as requested by this country, would pass through this area after an agreement on Iran's strait management protocols," the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement on Thursday. "This passage began last night."
