Iranian ambassador to France Mohammad Amin-Nejad

22 May 2026Risk Management

Iran blames insurance costs, not attack threat, for Hormuz shipping standstill: report

Iran’s French ambassador has blamed exorbitant insurance costs for the near-total stop in vessels trying to exit the Strait of Hormuz, not the threat of being sunk.

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