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Fifteen ships transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours after obtaining permission from Iran, Iranian media reported Sunday.
The semi-official Fars News Agency said the vessels were allowed to pass through the strategic waterway after receiving authorization from Iranian authorities.
The news agency said ship traffic through the strait remains about 90% lower than before the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February.
Meanwhile, Iran’s presidential office said the Strait of Hormuz would reopen for normal transit only if transit revenues are used to compensate for damages caused by the war.
“The Strait of Hormuz will be reopened only when part of the transit revenues is used to compensate for all damages caused by the imposed war,” Mehdi Tabatabai, deputy for communications and information at the Iranian President’s Office, said on the U.S. social media company X.
Tabatabai also sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump, saying he had “resorted to insults and nonsense out of desperation and anger,” and accused him of “initiating a full-scale war in the region and still boasting.”
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The region has been on alert since the United States and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, killing more than 1,340 people to date, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Tehran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting U.S. military assets. Iran has also restricted the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
The conflict has disrupted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20 million barrels of oil pass daily, rattling global energy markets.
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