Fifteen Turkish ships remain in the Strait of Hormuz, Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu said, adding that there are currently no problems.

Axar.az informs he noted: “We are in contact with the crews of all the ships. There are no issues at the moment. If the situation in the Strait of Hormuz improves, we will also move them out of the area.”

It should be recalled that the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran on February 28. As a result, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior officials were killed. Following this, Iran began striking targets in Israel as well as in countries hosting U.S. and allied military bases, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, and Cyprus.