Early indications are that commercial ships in and around the Gulf won’t be in any rush to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, despite the Iranian foreign minister’s declaration that it is completely open.

One oil and gas tanker operator, which did want to be named, told the BBC the Iranian statement doesn’t change anything for now.

We don’t feel like we need to be taking unnecessary risks and our company approach is that we won’t be the first to go through the strait it said.

Another company Stena Bulk which operates oil tankers in the region says it is monitoring developments closely.

It says: The safety of our crew and vessels governs every routing decision, and we will not transit until we are satisfied it is safe to do so.

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