“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.