Overview
- IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez said the UN maritime agency is preparing a plan to move stranded commercial vessels and their crews.
- He said the plan will only begin once there are clear signs that tensions are easing in the region.
- Dominguez said the order of departure is under discussion and could prioritize crews that have been stuck the longest.
- An IMO spokesperson urged ship operators not to transit the Strait of Hormuz without firm security guarantees.
- Signals remain in conflict as Iran’s foreign minister said the strait is open, President Donald Trump said the United States will maintain a blockade of Iranian waters, and Iran’s armed forces said the strait is closed until the blockade ends.