{"id":5733,"date":"2026-03-29T03:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T03:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/pakistan-secures-iran-deal-to-send-20-ships-through-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T03:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T03:35:53","slug":"pakistan-secures-iran-deal-to-send-20-ships-through-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/pakistan-secures-iran-deal-to-send-20-ships-through-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan secures Iran deal to send 20 ships through Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Iran has agreed to allow 20 Pakistani-flagged vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz, in what Islamabad has called a meaningful step towards easing one of the worst energy crises in modern history.<\/p>\n<p>Ishaq Dar, Pakistan\u2019s foreign minister, announced the move on Saturday, posting on X that two ships would cross daily under the arrangement.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/inside-story\/2026\/3\/28\/could-ukraines-drone-expertise-serve-gulf-countries\">Could Ukraine\u2019s drone expertise serve Gulf countries?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/3\/28\/kuwait-airport-hit-by-iranian-drone-strikes\">Kuwait airport hit by Iranian drone strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/28\/yemens-houthis-claim-responsibility-for-a-missile-attack-on-israel-2\">Yemen\u2019s Houthis launch missile attack on Israel as war with Iran intensifies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/28\/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-29-of-us-israel-attacks\">US-Israel war on Iran: What\u2019s happening on day 29 of attacks?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>He described Iran\u2019s decision as \u201ca harbinger of peace\u201d, which could help restore stability to a region on the edge, hailing it as a \u201cwelcome and constructive gesture\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, he addressed his post directly to US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi, a signal that Islamabad, which is engaged in diplomatic efforts to end the war, views the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/27\/nixon-to-trump-pakistans-long-record-as-backchannel-between-rival-powers\">deal as far more than<\/a> a bilateral shipping agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The strait has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/26\/tehranstollbooth-how-iran-picks-who-to-let-through-strait-of-hormuz\">effectively shut<\/a> since the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggering a war that has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/28\/three-journalists-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-marked-press-car-in-lebanon\">killed about 2,000 Iranians<\/a> and more than 1,100 people in Lebanon, and sent shockwaves through global markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz is not an oil chokepoint,\u201d former Qatari minister <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/28\/three-journalists-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-marked-press-car-in-lebanon\">Mohammed Al-Hashemi wrote<\/a> in a column for Al Jazeera this week. \u201cIt is the aortic valve of globalised production \u2013 and like any valve, when it fails, the entire circulatory system collapses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As an estimated 2,000 vessels are stranded on either side of the narrow waterway, oil has surged past $100 a barrel, up by roughly 40 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has, in the meantime, turned the strait into something resembling a checkpoint. Ships seeking passage must submit their cargo details, crew lists and destinations to IRGC-approved intermediaries, receive a clearance code, and be escorted through Iranian territorial waters.<\/p>\n<p>At least two vessels have paid for the privilege, reportedly $2m a crossing, settled in Chinese yuan.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s parliament is now moving to legalise this arrangement as a possible source of revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/3\/27\/malaysias-ships-allowed-to-pass-strait-of-hormuz-pm-anwar-says\">Malaysian ships were permitted<\/a> to cross the strait as he thanked Iran\u2019s president, Masoud Pezeshkian.<\/p>\n<p>Only about 150 vessels have made it through since the war began, roughly one normal day\u2019s traffic. Maritime traffic is down by 90 percent through the waterway.<\/p>\n<p>Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, head of the World Trade Organization, said\u00a0global trade was experiencing its \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/26\/wto-holds-crunch-meeting-amid-collapsing-multilateral-system\">worst disruptions<\/a> in the past 80 years\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s announcement is the fruit of an intense week of Pakistani diplomacy. Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir spoke to US President Donald Trump on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Dar also held calls with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan shares a 900km (560-mile) border with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the parties desire, Islamabad is always <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/24\/pakistan-ready-to-host-us-iran-talks-can-latest-peace-push-work\">willing to host talks<\/a>,\u201d Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told Al Jazeera last week.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, meanwhile, has been making the strait famous in his own way.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a Miami investor forum, he referred to it as the \u201cStrait of Trump\u201d, before catching himself. \u201cExcuse me, I\u2019m so sorry. Such a terrible mistake,\u201d he told the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has demanded formal international recognition of its authority over the strait as a condition for ending the war. Its parliament is drafting legislation to codify toll collection permanently.<\/p>\n<p>Sultan Al Jaber, an Emirati minister, said the chokehold was \u201ceconomic terrorism,\u201d warning that \u201cevery nation pays the ransom at the gas pump, at the grocery store, at the pharmacy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said that Washington has eased strikes on Iranian power plants for five days, a window that closes on Saturday. Israel has said its own strikes will continue regardless.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has agreed to allow 20 Pakistani-flagged vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz, in what Islamabad has called a meaningful step towards easing one of the worst energy crises in modern history. 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