In April, Uraloglu had announced that the Turkish-owned crude oil tanker Ocean Thunder, carrying crude oil from Iraq to Malaysia, safely passed through the strait with the support of the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
At the time, the minister said several Turkish-owned ships were waiting around the Strait of Hormuz and that Turkish authorities were working to secure the safe transit of vessels and their crews.
Before the recent US-Iran deal, the region had been on alert since the US and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on February 28, killing more than 3,000 people to date, including the then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military and finacial assets. It also restricted the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, linking the Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and global energy shipping routes.
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