DUBAI, July 5 (Reuters) – Maritime trade between Iran and Qatar has resumed after a break of about five months, according to Iran’s commercial attaché in Doha.
An interim agreement signed last month between Tehran and Washington has ended hostilities following a four-month conflict and allows for a return to pre-war maritime traffic in the Gulf, although there are still disputes over transit in and out of the Gulf.
Abbas Abdolkhani stated that shipping activities between Iran’s Dayyer port and Qatar’s Al Ruwais port have restarted, thanks to coordination between the Iranian embassy in Doha and Qatari officials.
These two ports, located at opposite ends geographically, primarily serve regional trade. Dayyer port faced several attacks during the conflict.
In late June, an official from Iran’s Trade Promotion Organisation mentioned that Iranian goods were finally being processed at the United Arab Emirates’ Jebel Ali Port, the largest in the region, indicating a gradual return to trade between the two sides of the Gulf.