Safe passage via the Strait of Hormuz cannot be confirmed as substitute routes have been established without Tehran's considerations as a coastal state, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated on Friday.
Following the Article 5 of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding with the US, any transit through the route must be with coordination with Tehran, Gharibabadi wrote on US social media company X.
"Safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be guaranteed with ambiguous arrangements, parallel routes, or decision-making outside Iran's considerations as a coastal state," he stated.
Moreover, he warned that falling short of this criteria could trigger the suspension of all the designated alternative routes
