India, April 9 -- Iran will allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire, but any decision to open the Strait entirely in the future will depend on the results of the peace talks with the US, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Wednesday.

So far, 3,000 ships are waiting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Ambassador to China Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli told the media.

"Iran will take measures to reduce the pressure and let ships pass through, but whether the Strait of Hormuz can be opened entirely will have to wait for the results of the negotiations," he said. Iran is considering transit fees for the Strait of Hormuz, he added.

He said Tehran would reference the fees for other maritime passages in...