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Interventions that, even if made with good intentions, will in practice only complicate the situation," warned Esmail Baghaei, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, at a press conference in Tehran.
Despite recent military exchanges over waterway control and ongoing disputes with the International Maritime Organization regarding new shipping routes, Iranian officials maintained that implementation friction was entirely expected given the prior geopolitical context.
"From the beginning when we entered this diplomatic process, no one imagined a smooth and unchallenged process.
Keep in mind that this diplomatic process began after two wars in less than a year … we expected to face challenges in the implementation phase," Baghaei said.
The commercial impact of the standoff remains substantial, with thousands of seafarers impacted since hostilities erupted on February 28.
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Recent tracking data from maritime firm Kpler showed traffic through the strait rose to 40 ships on Monday, up from 24 the prior day.
