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"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.

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[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

now amerikkka is just going to torpedo these passing ships and say "iran stabbed them in the back!"

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 31 minutes ago

More like Isnotreal

[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 18 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 30 minutes ago

It depends if they also get them to pay in Yuan.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 6 points 1 hour ago

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).

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

America: "We're going to destroy Iran once and for all"

Creates Iranian Singapore