'말레이시아는 훈계받지 않을 것': 싱가포르의 호르무즈 협상 거부로 파문
‘Malaysia won’t be lectured’: Singapore’s refusal to negotiate over Hormuz creates waves
South China Morning Post
Joseph Sipalan
EN
2026-04-09 04:23
Translated
이란과의 호르무즈 해협 통행권 협상에 응하지 않겠다는 싱가포르의 입장이 말레이시아 정치인들로부터 반발을 불러일으켰다. 말레이시아 측은 싱가포르의 성명이 중요한 해수로를 통한 안전한 통행 확보에 최선의 방법을 강구하도록 자신들을 "훈계"하는 것으로 받아들였다.
지난 한 달간 테헤란은 미국과 이스라엘이 이란에 대한 전쟁을 개시한 이후 양국의 치명적 공격에 보복하는 차원에서 사실상 해협 접근을 차단했다. 호르무즈 해협은 전 세계 석유와 가스 해상 운송량의 약 5분의 1을 처리하고 있으며, 대부분 아시아로 향하고 있다.
AdvertisementMalaysiaThis Week in AsiaPolitics‘Malaysia won’t be lectured’: Singapore’s refusal to negotiate over Hormuz creates wavesSingapore said it would not be appealing to Iran for access to the strait as transit through crucial trade waterways was a right3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenJoseph SipalanPublished: 12:23pm, 9 Apr 2026Updated: 12:28pm, 9 Apr 2026Singapore’s position against negotiating with Iran over access to the Strait of Hormuz has triggered backlash from Malaysian politicians, who saw its statements as “lecturing” them on how best to approach gaining safe passage through the vital waterway.For the past month, Tehran had all but shut access to the strait – which handles about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments, bound mostly for Asia – in retaliation to deadly strikes by the US and Israel since they launched a war on Iran on February 28.Malaysia was among a handful of “friendly” nations that were granted toll-free passage by Iran last week, a decision Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had credited to active diplomacy and close ties with the Islamic Republic.AdvertisementLeaders in Anwar’s ruling coalition, however, took exception to Singapore’s reasoning behind its refusal to negotiate with Tehran on Hormuz, saying it risked eroding the commitment to “independent, balanced diplomacy” that has long been an Asean cornerstone.An oil tanker that Iran’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur says is the first Malaysian-linked vessel to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: X/iraninmalaysia“Malaysia will not be lectured on the merits of engagement,” Nurul Izzah Anwar, deputy president of Anwar’s People’s Justice Party, said in a statement late on Wednesday.AdvertisementAdvertisementSelect VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x