Malaysia Says Iran Has Allowed Some of Its Ships Through Hormuz

Iran has allowed Malaysian vessels trapped in the Persian Gulf to return home through the Strait of Hormuz, the Southeast Asian nation’s prime minister said in a televised address on Thursday evening.

The narrow waterway has been all but closed since US and Israeli strikes against Iran began almost a month ago, upending global energy markets and trapping hundreds of tankers and other vessels. Malaysia is a significant oil and gas producer, but it also imports crude from the Middle East and is heavily dependent on the strait.