Turkish-owned ship allowed to pass through Strait of Hormuz, minister says

A Turkish-owned ship that had been ​waiting near Iran was allowed to pass through the Strait ‌of Hormuz after authorities received permission from Tehran, said Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu.

In comments to Turkish media on Thursday, released on Friday, Uraloglu said Ankara had issued the highest-level security warning for the strait and maintained contact with ⁠Iranian officials regarding the situation of the remaining 14 ​Turkish-owned vessels there.

"Fifteen ships [with Turkish owners] were there. We obtained permission ​from the Iranian authorities for one of them, which had used an Iranian port, and it passed," Uraloglu said.

The ministry said the ship that passed ​the strait was the Rozana. It added that Turkish-owned vessels ​had a total of 171 personnel in the area.