London, June 23 (IANS) The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Tuesday announced an evacuation plan for more than 11,000 seafarers still stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.The IMO has secured the necessary safety guarantees and verified safe navigation conditions to support the evacuation operation, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said in a statement.The operation follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States (U.S.) and will be carried out…
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Geneva, June 23 (IANS) Ali Bahreini, Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Office at Geneva, announced on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vessels without tolls.Bahreini said that the situation will be reviewed after 60 days, depending on negotiations between Iran and the US.Iranian and US negotiators have concluded a first round of talks in Switzerland on implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by the two sides…