Ahmed Hait Mojadam, the deputy chairman of the National Security Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced on Tuesday, November 3, at a meeting to review the economic and security situation, that four countries, India, China, Iraq and Qatar, have received exemptions from traffic restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, and ships from these countries can pass freely through this waterway.
Hait Moghadam said: "As of now, we have exempted the four countries of India, China, Iraq and Qatar from traffic restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, and the ships of these countries are moving freely, the Americans have nothing to do with them."
He also announced that the Islamic Republic of Qatar does not accept traffic fees in the Strait of Hormuz.
The deputy chairman of the National Security Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran said about the reasons for these exemptions: "We are negotiating and each of these exemptions has a specific reason."
Hayat Moghadam added that India's exemption was considered in order to import medicines to Iran, and the decision regarding China was also made in order to gain the country's political support.