Possible breakthrough to allow aid and agricultural shipments through Hormuz
Iran has agreed to allow humanitarian aid and agricultural shipments through the Strait of Hormuz following a request from the United Nations.
Ali Bahreini, the country's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, said Iran agreed to "facilitate and expedite" such movement.
The vital waterway usually handles a fifth of the world's oil shipments and nearly a third of the world's fertilizer trade. While markets and governments have largely focused on blocked supplies of oil and natural gas, the restriction of fertilizer ingredients and trade threatens farming and food security around the world.
Source: Associated Press
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