Yesterday another ship was hit by a bullet while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The news was reported by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which has specified that they had received communication of the attack from third parties that caused a fire on board, while the ship's crew did not has suffered consequences. It is not yet known which unit has been attacked. According to Iranian media, to be hit It may have been a very large crude carrier in transit to five nautical miles from the coast of Oman.

Meanwhile, on the occasion of World Maritime Day, An official statement was released on Wednesday by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian who underlines the importance of the Strait of Hormuz which, "as a point of strategic and neuralgic maritime passage, plays a role in crucial for security and the economy, both at regional and global. Our approach to this strategic waterway - has - is responsible and well-founded on safeguarding security, stability and interests of the nations of the region. We believe that a security sustainable in the Persian Gulf and its waters depends, First of all, from cooperation, from a sense of responsibility and by the active involvement of the countries of the region. The authoritative maritime presence maintained over the last year - he added Pezeshkian - testifies to the firm determination of those who have guaranteed that the beating of the nation's vital arteries will not ever failed. The country's maritime community has demonstrated that coordination between government, the private sector and the allows you to effectively overcome any obstacle."

Also on Wednesday, Pezeshkian chaired a meeting focused on the current situation of the supplies of basic necessities, in particular of agricultural products, during which it gave the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Governors of the border provinces, to give priority to the and to urgently work to to address barriers affecting trade and on the supply of essential goods. These barriers include those concerning transport were also examined maritime transport. Iran, in fact, imports by sea, through the Gulf Perch and then through the Strait of Hormuz, a quantity agricultural raw materials, in particular cereals, foodstuffs and other essential goods. Through the port alone of Imam Khomeini, in the Persian Gulf, more than 60% reach Iran of seaborne imports of essential goods.