Strait of Hormuz Remains Effectively Blocked
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SINGAPORE/TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) - 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. U.S. President Donald ...
A Chinese tanker sanctioned by the United States has passed through the Strait of Hormuz despite a US blockade on the chokepoint, shipping data shows. The Rich Starry would be the first to make it through the strait and to exit the Gulf since the blockade began, data from LSEG, MarineTraffic and Kpler shows.
A proposed U.N. resolution threatens Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn’t halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls” and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation.
Three tankers — the first to attempt a transit of the Strait of Hormuz since the US announced a blockade — have successfully cleared the waterway. After sailing near the Iranian coast, the trio have now emerged into open waters.
At least two ships sanctioned by the US for serving in Iran’s “shadow fleet” passed through the Strait of Hormuz Saturday morning, tracking data revealed. The tanker Ocean Jet, which on a US sanctions list targeting ships that are Iran’s sale of drones that have been aiding Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Lumina Ocean sanctioned oil tanker,
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US-Iran war: Why Iran seized US-sanctioned tanker in Gulf of OmanIndia, May 8 -- The Iranian military on Friday seized an oil tanker identified as "Ocean Koi" during a special operation, saying that the tanker was "disrupting the country's oil exports" and "damaging the national interests.
The ceasefire in the Iran war faces its most critical moment yet as the United States begins efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iran war risks reigniting after the U.S. tried to force open the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, firing on Iranian forces and sinking six small boats targeting ships.