According to a Reuters report on May 10, Iran permitted the QatarEnergy-operated LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz on its way to Pakistan’s Port Qasim. Sources told Reuters that the transfer, which offered a modicum of relief to Pakistan after a wave of power blackouts caused by a halt to vital gas imports, had been approved by Iran to build confidence with Qatar and Pakistan, both mediators in the war.
In addition, a Panama-flagged bulk carrier bound for Brazil that had previously attempted to transit the Strait on May 4, passed through, using a route designated by Iran’s armed forces, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on May 10.
