55,000 Oceangoing Ships Pass through Hurmuz Strait Annually
55,000 Oceangoing Ships Pass through Hurmuz Strait Annually

TEHRAN (Iran News) – CEO of Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran Mohammad Rastad praised the naval forces’ success in providing security for domestic and foreign vessels sailing across the Persian Gulf and said each year, 55,000 oceangoing ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz safely. In remarks released on Friday, Rastad pointed to a […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – CEO of Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran Mohammad Rastad praised the naval forces’ success in providing security for domestic and foreign vessels sailing across the Persian Gulf and said each year, 55,000 oceangoing ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz safely.

In remarks released on Friday, Rastad pointed to a recent initiative by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for regional security, known as the “Hormuz Peace Endeavor” and said, “The international waterways of the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman are one of the safest maritime routes due to the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy.”

“For many years, we managed to ensure the security of our waterways,” he said, adding that annually, 55,000 oceangoing vessels pass through the Strait of Hormuz in complete safety and security.

The waterways has become secure due to the power of the Navy and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), he went on to say.

The official went on to say that if the responsibility for the regional security is handed over to regional countries, there would be no challenges but the challenge begins when foreign countries interfere in the region.

Rouhani presented the Hormuz peace initiative while delivering a speech at the UN General Assembly last week and invited all regional countries to participate in it.

“The initiative is based on the fact that all regional countries are duty-bound to ensure peace, stability and prosperity in the region. Together with the international community, they have common interests in maintaining freedom of navigation and energy transfer,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a UN Security Council meeting on September 25.

These regional efforts are necessary to prevent war, conflict, violence, extremism, terrorism and sectarian tensions, Zarif said, adding that Tehran’s proposal was aimed at enhancing solidarity, mutual understanding as well as peaceful and friendly relations between countries in the region in order to guarantee the territorial integrity and political independence of regional states.

  • source : Tasnim, Irannews