Iran To Allow Safe Passage To Humanitarian Aids Through The Strait Of Hormuz.

Tehran; March 2026: Iran has agreed to a UN request for a safe transit of humanitarian vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported on Friday. “Iran agrees to the UN request for safe transit of ships carrying humanitarian goods through the Strait of Hormuz”, said Iran’s ambassador to Geneva.

Hostilities in the region have escalated since the US and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on February 28th, killing more than 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Tehran has retaliated with waves of drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, inflicting casualties and infrastructure damage while disrupting global markets and aviation.

Iran has also effectively closed to most ships the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transit route that normally handles about 20 million barrels per day and roughly 20% of global liquefied natural gas trade.

It is mention-worthy that on 13th March, United Nations Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher had urged humanitarian cargo to be allowed to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that disruptions in the key waterway could severely affect global aid operations.

“Humanitarian supply chains are fragile. When routes close and costs surge, the help we can deliver shrinks, and the people who need it most are the ones who lose it first”, Tom Fletcher, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said in a statement. “So, my message to the parties to the conflict and all those with influence over them is simple: humanitarian cargo must be allowed to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz”, he added.

Fletcher warned that the consequences of the US-Israeli war with Iran extend beyond the Middle East, affecting markets, shipping routes and food prices worldwide. “The impact on our lifesaving humanitarian work will be immense. Millions of people are at risk”, he said.

Fuel prices have soared, driving up global shipping costs, while flight and maritime disruptions have slowed the movement of humanitarian personnel and goods, putting critical supplies at risk of “six-month delays”, he said.

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