Iran's diplomatic mission in Spain said in a social media post that it considers Spain a country that respects international law and indicated it would be open to handling requests from Madrid related to passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
The post on X read: "BREAKING NEWS: Iran considers Spain a country committed to international law, so it shows receptiveness to any request coming from Madrid.#StraitofHormuz," reflecting Tehran's public messaging about potential coordination on maritime movements in the strategically important waterway.
The embassy's statement followed a separate communication from Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seen by journalists, which specified that "non-hostile vessels" could transit the strait provided they coordinate with Iranian authorities. That language frames passage as conditional on prior coordination rather than unrestricted movement.
Attempts to obtain additional comment from the Embassy of Iran in Spain did not immediately succeed. Officials at the Spanish government have previously taken a public stance on related regional developments, with Spain noted among those governments that condemned US-Israeli attacks on Iran and described the conflict as reckless and illegal.
The sequence of messages - a ministry note on coordination for maritime transit and an embassy post expressing receptiveness to Spanish requests - leaves the operational detail of how coordination would occur unspecified in the public record. For now, the available statements establish a willingness to engage on requests from Madrid, coupled with a condition on the status of vessels allowed to transit.
Context and immediate implications
At present, the public information is limited to the two official communications: the X post from Iran's embassy in Spain and the ministry wording about "non-hostile vessels" coordinating with Iranian authorities. There is no further publicly available detail on the procedures, timelines, or channels through which Spain might submit such requests, nor on how Iranian authorities would operationalize coordination.
This exchange is a diplomatic signal rather than an operational announcement, and it underscores that any transit through the Strait of Hormuz will be contingent on coordination with Iranian authorities under the terms Tehran has outlined.
Note: The article reflects only the public statements cited and does not introduce additional information beyond those communications.