Strait of Hormuz, Iran
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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 ...
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Sanctioned tankers transit Strait of Hormuz amid US blockadeChinese-owned tanker Rich Starry becomes the first sanctioned vessel to exit the Gulf after the US blockade.
The first full day of a U. blockade on vessels calling at Iranian ports made little difference to Strait of Hormuz traffic on Tuesday, with at least eight ships
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.
Iran's Fars News Agency says a supertanker sailed through international waters and the Strait of Hormuz with its tracking system switched on, "without any concealment."
Since the start of the US blockade on Monday, 15 vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, nine of which have links to Iran, BBC Verify analysis of ship-tracking data suggests. US Central Command (Centcom) has said its blockade applies to all ships ...
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.
On April 20, the United States fired at and then seized an Iranian-flagged container ship close to the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Arabian Sea, amid its blockade of Iranian ports. It was similar to a scene which played out in the 1980s during the so ...
The U.S. military said Thursday it had seized three tankers carrying oil from Iran, including one in the Indian Ocean overnight. American forces boarded the M/T Majestic X, which the Pentagon described as a “sanctioned, stateless vessel,” according to ...
Tehran’s army said ships whose states follow US sanctions against Iran will face difficulties crossing the waterway.