Iran and Qatar resume maritime trade

Maritime trade between Iran and Qatar has resumed after a ​roughly five-month suspension, Iran’s commercial attaché ‌in Doha told state media on Sunday.

An interim deal between Tehran and Washington signed last ​month announced the end of hostilities ​after a four-month conflict and mandated ⁠a return to pre-war maritime traffic in ​the Gulf, although transit in and out ​of the Gulf remains contested.

Abbas Abdolkhani said shipping between Iran’s Dayyer port and Qatar’s Al Ruwais ​port had resumed following coordination between ​the Iranian embassy in Doha and Qatari authorities.

The ‌two ⁠geographically opposite ports mainly cater to regional trade. Dayyer port was hit several times during the war.

In late June, an ​official from ​the ⁠Trade Promotion Organisation of Iran told state media that Iranian ​goods were finally being cleared at ​the ⁠United Arab Emirates' Jebel Ali Port, the largest in the region, pointing to ⁠a ​gradual return of trade ​between the Gulf's two sides.

-Reuters