Philippines has received an assurance from Iran that it will allow ​the safe passage of Philippine-flagged vessels, fuel ‌and Filipino seafarers through the Strait of Hormuz, Manila’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The assurance came after Philippine foreign minister ​Ma. Theresa Lazaro spoke with her Iranian counterpart Abbas ​Araqchi, with the two top diplomats tackling energy supply security ⁠and the safety of Filipino seafarers.

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    3 hours ago

    Not only will they be earning a ton of more money from strait taxes, they would have presumably destroyed the petrodollar at that point.