Amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has clarified that it hasn't given Chinese ships any blanket approval to transit through the key oil and gas route.
The Iranian consulate in Mumbai said in a post on X that the Islamic Republic didn't grant a Chinese bulk carrier passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Contrary to popular belief, #Iran doesn’t give blanket approval to Chinese ships, the consulate’s post read.
The post also carried a screenshot of the vessel’s navigation, showing that it had to turn back before entering the strait.
