Seven cargo ships sailed into the Persian Gulf and three into the Gulf of Oman

NEW YORK, August 6. /TASS/. At least 10 commercial vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, CNN reported, citing data from the MarineTraffic ship-tracking website.

Seven cargo ships sailed into the Persian Gulf and three into the Gulf of Oman, the report said. At least 19 merchant vessels also crossed the Bab el-Mandeb Strait over the past day, CNN added.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran and Oman had agreed on the geographical coordinates of a new route through the Strait of Hormuz.