"I requested that if Thai ships need to pass through the strait, could they assist in ensuring safe passage?" Sihasak told reporters late on Tuesday.
"They responded that they would take care of it and asked us to provide the names of the vessels that would be transiting."
Iran has told the United Nations Security Council and the International Maritime Organization that "non-hostile vessels" may transit the strait if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
In a post on X, Iran's embassy in Thailand said that passage of the Thai ship reflected the close ties between the two countries.
"Friends have a special place," it said.
6 Comments
limonfiesta@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 132d
I see this more as a PR strategy than anything else.
Allies or enemies, oil is a global market, and every ship they let through removes just a little bit of pressure from the global economy, which is their only leverage.
Each ship obviously means a great deal for the country receiving it, so I don't want to minimize that gesture, but I'm skeptical at how many they can plausibly let transit the straight, before it becomes counterproductive to their war aims.
ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip · 19 pts · 131d
It ensures that the anger over the situation is directed at Israel and the US instead of solely on them (which, is a real danger as they're the one taking their action, even if pushed into it, and many people don't care to understand context).
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 131d
It depends if they also get them to pay in Yuan.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 132d
America: "We're going to destroy Iran once and for all"
Creates Iranian Singapore
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 131d
now amerikkka is just going to torpedo these passing ships and say "iran stabbed them in the back!"
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 131d
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