“I requested that if Thai ships need to pass through the strait, could they assist in ensuring safe passage?” Sihasak told reporters late on Tuesday.
“They responded that they would take care of it and asked us to provide the names of the vessels that would be transiting.”
Iran has told the United Nations Security Council and the International Maritime Organization that “non-hostile vessels” may transit the strait if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
In a post on X, Iran’s embassy in Thailand said that passage of the Thai ship reflected the close ties between the two countries.
“Friends have a special place,” it said.
It ensures that the anger over the situation is directed at Israel and the US instead of solely on them (which, is a real danger as they’re the one taking their action, even if pushed into it, and many people don’t care to understand context).