Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday he had ​spoken to the leaders of Iran, Egypt, Turkey ‌and other regional countries and said Malaysian vessels were now being allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Anwar ​, in a televised address, thanked Iran’s president for ​allowing the passage of Malaysian ships.

“We are ⁠now in the process of releasing the Malaysian ​oil tankers and the workers involved so that they ​may continue their journey home,” he said.

Anwar said he talked with Iran and other countries as part of efforts to ​facilitate peace in the Middle East.

“But it is ​not easy, as Iran feels it has been deceived repeatedly and ‌finds ⁠it difficult to accept steps toward peace without a clear and binding security guarantee for their nation,” he said.

Malaysia’s government would maintain oil price subsidies ​but is taking steps ​to weaken ⁠the impact of supply disruptions, he said, including reductions in the monthly allocations ​of subsidised fuel.

“For us now, we are ​compelled ⁠to manage the situation because the effects of the blockade at the Strait of Hormuz, the war, ⁠and the ​halted supply of oil and ​gas all have an impact on us,” he said.