Why is Iran exempting India, China, Qatar, Iraq from Hormuz restrictions?
Summary
Iranian lawmaker Amir Hayat Moqaddam said ships from India, China, Qatar and Iraq are exempt from Iran’s Strait of Hormuz restrictions. He said Tehran expects medicine from India, political support from China and transit fees from some ships; analysts say the arrangement could also help Iran earn revenue and challenge the U.S. blockade.Key Facts
- Moqaddam told ISNA that ships from the four countries can pass freely and are not intercepted by the United States.
- Iran effectively closed the strait early in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, which the article says began on February 28.
- The United States reimposed a naval blockade on Iran’s southern ports in July.
- Moqaddam said Iran would receive medicine from India and political backing from China.
- He said Iran would charge Indian and Chinese ships transit fees, while Qatari ships would pass without a toll; he did not specify whether Iraq would pay.
- Analysts cited in the article said Iran may collect transit fees or a share of cargo value, but the article does not confirm how the arrangement operates.
- Kpler analyst Muyu Xu said about 42 percent of Gulf crude that passed through Hormuz in October went to China and 13 percent to India.
- Xu said Qatar shipped 1.8 million tonnes of LNG through the strait in October, while Iraq’s crude transits rose to 2.65 million barrels a day.
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