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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour and William Christou

Iran rejects UN-backed plan to free ships trapped in strait of Hormuz

An Indian sailor in an orange jumpsuit stands on a ship deck looking out at the ocean and mountains
An Indian sailor stranded onboard a cargo vessel in the strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Elke Scholiers/Getty Images

Iran has rejected UN-backed plans for the mass evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz, creating a new threat to the free passage of commercial ships through the strait.

The proposal, backed by Oman, was potentially the first phase of a broader Omani proposal to consult on setting up a new management of the strait based on voluntary fees and modelled on the Malacca and Singapore strait mechanism.

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