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World Service,25 Mar 2026,49 mins

Iran says 'non-hostile' ships can pass Strait of Hormuz

Newsday

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Iran has told the United Nations' Maritime Organisation that ships with no ties to Israel or the United States could pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway has been closed to tankers since the US-Israeli military campaign began. The United States says it has sent Iran a 15 point plan to end the war. The plan is said to have been delivered via Pakistan. We speak to a Pakistani senator about what is known. The Ghanaian president, John Dramani Mahama, has accused the Trump administration of "normalizing the erasure of Black history". We speak to Ghana's Foreign Minister. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Credit: Reuters)

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