Iran has allowed a limited number of cargo ships carrying grains and other agricultural goods through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war with the US and Israel, as Tehran tries to shore up critical supplies.
At least six vessels unloaded at the Iranian port of Imam Khomeini, a key commercial hub in the north of the Gulf, and then passed through the strait in Iran’s territorial waters between March 15 and 16, according to FT analysis of marine tracking data.
A further five ships that unloaded at Imam Khomeini had also navigated the strategic waterway on a different shipping lane since March 9, to reach the Gulf of Oman, analytics firm Kpler said.