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Are Foreign Ships Secure in Iran?
Mohammad Rastad, Iran's Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban
Development said that foreign trade ships that transport goods to
Iran can be confident that there will be no problem for their
movement and there is no obstacle for their arrival in the
country.
Managing Director of Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization
Mohammad Rasta said that commercial ships carrying cargo to
Iranian ports enjoy safety in light of the security provided by
Iran for territorial waters.
According to Iran government, there is no concern over movement
for Iranian fleet in foreign ports or for foreign ships importing
goods to Iranian ports.
According to the state media, Mohammad Rastad stated:
""Currently, all the ports in our country continue to serve
various types of ships and are discharging or loading cargo. The
movement in Iran's waters are normal. So far no incident or
emergency situation has occurred in country's trade ports and all
the activities are carried out in normal way."
"All Iranian ports are using their maximum capacity right now and
different types of ships are loading and unloading there," Rastad
said, adding that neither Iranian ships in foreign waters nor
foreign fleets in Iran's waters should be concerned.
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted US airbase
of Ain al-Assad in Anbar province in western Iraq last week in
response to the US targeted airstrike to assassinate Commander of
the IRGC's Quds Force, Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Jan 13, 2020
