🔶 UN official: Iran and the US should allow chemical fertilizers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Jorge Moreira de Silva, Director General of the United Nations Office for Project Services, called for "immediate" approval for shipments of chemical fertilizers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz from Iran and the United States in order to reduce the crisis in some of the world's most vulnerable countries.
At the climate meeting of this organization (COP31) in the coastal city of Antalya in Turkey, he said that the lack of chemical fertilizers could lead millions of people into poverty.
Iran's blockade of this vital waterway, which began after the joint US-Israeli ground offensive against Iran in late February, has disrupted shipping in the region and beyond. The blockade of Iranian ports by the United States also complicated the situation. Moreira de Silva said, while Iran and the US are still trying to negotiate an end to this conflict, he has the same message for both countries: "They should continue their negotiations for a comprehensive agreement; But this agreement should not prevent an immediate, exceptional, limited and timed solution for shipments of chemical fertilizers.