A vessel owned by a Japanese company carrying three Japanese ​crew members safely passed through the ‌Strait of Hormuz on Friday and exited the Gulf, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The ​vessel, which had been stuck ​in the Gulf due to the Iran ⁠war, is now sailing toward Japan, ​MOFA said, adding the government had coordinated ​with Iran over the passage.

The vessel is a Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker owned by Japan’s ​Kyoei Tanker, the company said.

All Japan-linked ​vessels carrying Japanese crew members have now evacuated the ‌Gulf, ⁠the ministry said.

“Following the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, the government ​will continue ​making ⁠every diplomatic effort to ensure that free and safe navigation ​of vessels in the Strait ​of ⁠Hormuz resumes promptly”, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on X.

Thirty-seven vessels linked ⁠to ​Japan are still waiting ​to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Takaichi added.