Khaberni - The American network "CNN" reported, quoting an Iranian official, today, Saturday, that Tehran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, provided that the oil shipments are traded in Chinese yuan.
The official said that this potential Iranian move comes at a time when the country is working on a new plan to manage the movement of oil tankers through the strait.
China is the largest importer of Iranian oil, and has established with Tehran a trading system that largely relies on the Chinese yuan and a network of intermediaries to avoid dealing with the dollar and exposure to American regulatory authorities.
Trump threatens
President Donald Trump threatened early Saturday to attack the oil infrastructure on Iran's Khark Island, if Tehran continues to prevent ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
He stated in a post on the Truth Social platform that the United States had "completely wiped out every military target" on the island, which manages about 90% of Iran's crude oil exports, while Iranian media denied any damage to oil facilities following the American bombing of the island.
Trump wrote: "It would be wise for the Iranian army and all other parties in this terrorist regime to lay down their arms, and save what's left of their country, which isn’t much!", affirming that Tehran does not have the capacity to withstand American attacks.
The American president later said: "The fake news media hate to talk about how successful the American military operations against Iran have been, which was completely defeated and wants a deal, but not a deal I would accept!"
It is worth noting that Iran's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, ordered, on Thursday, to keep the Strait of Hormuz, which is a vital passageway for global oil trade, closed, and the Revolutionary Guard hurried to commit to this order, at a time when oil prices continue to rise because of the war.
However, the Iranian government hinted at the same time that it might allow the passage through the strait for some ships belonging to countries it considers non-hostile, and Majid Takht Ravanchi, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, told Agence France-Presse on Thursday that Iran has allowed ships from several countries to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
He said: "Some countries have spoken to us about passing through the strait, and we have cooperated with them," without specifying them, and added: "We consider that the countries that joined the aggression should not benefit from safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz."
