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Iran Prepared to Let Japanese Ships Transit Hormuz, FM Says
Iran offers safe passage for Japanese vessels amid US-Israeli conflict, with Japan relying on the strait for over 90% of its crude oil imports, officials said.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on March 21, 2026, that Iran is ready to let Japanese-related vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz and has started talks with Tokyo.
- With the waterway largely closed by the war, Japan depends on the Strait of Hormuz for around 90% of its oil shipments, raising its vulnerability to the blockade.
- In talks with Kyodo News, Araghchi told that 'We have not closed the strait. It is open' and discussed navigation with Japan's Toshimitsu Motegi, though details remain undisclosed.
- A Tokyo official said the government will carefully assess Araghchi's remarks, warning energy price surges will remain despite possible passage, while Japan's ministries and the Prime Minister's Office did not immediately respond on March 21, 2026.
- Tehran's stance — rejecting temporary truce — and ships from India, Pakistan, and Turkey have reportedly passed through the strait, with Iran saying 'We have not closed the strait. It is open'.
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Japan Says Not Considering Unilateral Talks With Iran on Hormuz
(Bloomberg) — Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the nation isn’t considering unilateral negotiations with Iran to secure passage for its vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, following a report that Tehran is prepared to grant the access.
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Iran is willing to help Japanese ships cross the Ormuz Stream, said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi for the Kyado agency in a published interview published on Saturday and quoted by AFP, according to Agerpres.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right14Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Right
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Right
47% Right
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C 33%
R 47%
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