️Conflict Overview: Day 122

️ Conflict Overview: Day 122

▪️The need for mine clearance in the Strait of Hormuz means that months will be needed to return navigation there to pre-war figures, CEO of Japan’s NYK Line Takaya Soga told Financial Times in an interview

▪️Iran and Qatar have agreed to unblock $6 bln out of a total of $12 bln in Iranian assets held in the emirate, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said

▪️A total of 124 commodity-carrying vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz since June 25, CNN reported, citing data from analytics company Kpler

▪️Commercial vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz less frequently over the weekend due to carriers' concerns over the latest escalation of the conflict between the US and Iran, Bloomberg reported, citing data from shipping tracking services

▪️Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, who is part of the country’s negotiating team for the implementation of the memorandum with the US, has denied reports that technical consultations with Washington were set to begin in Doha this week

▪️Iran has requested a meeting with the US; the talks will take place on Tuesday in Doha, US President Donald Trump stated

▪️The ceasefire between the United States and Iran remains in force despite a recent exchange of strikes between the sides, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said

▪️US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will fly to Doha to hold talks with Iranian representatives, Leavitt announced

▪️The number of commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz has been declining for the third consecutive day after the June 25 record, when 54 vessels sailed through it, according to TASS calculations

▪️An Iranian delegation will travel to Qatar soon to consult on the US-Iranian memorandum, but no meetings or negotiations with US representatives are planned, said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei

Source: Telegram "tassagency_en"