Iran to allow safe passage of Philippine ships, fuel supply through Strait of Hormuz, says Manila (www.reuters.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 02 Apr 14:08
https://lemmy.world/post/45072421

Philippines has received an assurance from Iran that it will allow ​the safe passage of Philippine-flagged vessels, fuel ‌and Filipino seafarers through the Strait of Hormuz, Manila’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The assurance came after Philippine foreign minister ​Ma. Theresa Lazaro spoke with her Iranian counterpart Abbas ​Araqchi, with the two top diplomats tackling energy supply security ⁠and the safety of Filipino seafarers.

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NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io on 02 Apr 15:23 next collapse

Wow, I don't think I've ever seen international diplomacy this competent before.

Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk on 02 Apr 15:38 next collapse

Iran is playing an absolute blinder.

If it didn’t mean petrol here was £1.50 a litre (and rising) I’d be congratulating them.

Cunts.

FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zone on 02 Apr 16:19 collapse

You’re paying WHAT?

And here in Switzerland Petrol is approaching 2.- CHF

Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk on 02 Apr 16:46 collapse

What’s 2 chf in gbp?

Ours is taxed quite heavily £0.70 per litre

johan@feddit.nl on 03 Apr 08:22 collapse

Around €2.50/litre here in the Netherlands.

I don’t own a car so it doesn’t affect me directly. Just hope they government doesn’t remove taxes to make it cheaper. If they’re gonna go anything they should make public transport cheaper and get people out of cars.

yesman@lemmy.world on 02 Apr 16:31 collapse

There is an excellent chance that Iran will emerge from this better off than they were under Obama’s nuclear deal. If that happens, the details should be a new chapter in “Art of the Deal” because goddamn.

mlg@lemmy.world on 02 Apr 17:03 collapse

Not only will they be earning a ton of more money from strait taxes, they would have presumably destroyed the petrodollar at that point.