Iran, Strait of Hormuz
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A Chinese tanker sanctioned by the United States, Rich Starry, passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. The Rich Starry would be the first to make it through the Strait of Hormuz and to exit the Gulf since the US naval blockade began.
Of the 34 ships that have circumvented the blockade, at least 19 are tankers linked to Iran that have exited the Gulf. The other 15 have entered the Gulf from the Arabian Sea, heading towards Iran.
CHINA has brazenly breezed past Donald Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade – with its US-sanctioned tanker passing by American warships unchallenged. The US Navy’s blockade of the
Iran warns of tougher controls in the Strait of Hormuz for countries enforcing US sanctions, claiming a new "legal and security system" in the strategic waterway.
A third Iran-linked tanker was entering the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday on the first full day of the U.S. blockade L6N40X074 on vessels calling at Iranian ports, shipping data showed.
Vessels are traveling without transmitting critical information meant to keep the waters safe, maritime intelligence experts say.