Local media reported that Abdulkadir Uraloglu, the Turkish Transport Minister, had said that after receiving permission from Tehran authorities were able to allow a Turkish-owned ship to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Haberturk reported that Uraloglu, the head of Ankara's news agency, told reporters late on Thursday that Ankara is?continuing its contacts with Iranian officials about the?situation regarding the remaining 14 Turkish owned vessels in Iran.

Uraloglu, a Turkish-owned ship owner, was quoted as saying: "Fifteen Turkish-owned ships were present; we got permission from the Iranian authorities to use one of them in an Iranian port. It passed."

The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran has effectively closed?the Strait?of?Hormuz. This has left tankers stranded. This has stoked fears?about the global?energy?supply. Reporting by Tuvan Gümrukcu, Editing by Daren B. Butler and Alex Richardson

(source: Reuters)