TEHRAN: The naval forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are allowing more ships to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television said Friday, after Tehran blocked the waterway following US-Israeli strikes. Since the outbreak of war on February 28, Iran has largely blocked shipping through the strait, while days later the United States imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports to pressure Tehran.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that naval forces had allowed a number of Chinese ships to pass through the strategic

Chinese-flagged vessels were among over 30 ships that crossed the waterway, according to Iran's revolutionary guard. The statement comes as Trump tries to rally Beijing against…