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,

Donald Trump's team believes it is 'closest' it has ever been to a peace deal with Iran, which would reportedly see both sides lifting restrictions on transit through the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran has laid out a set of new rules for vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to a document seen by CNN, pressing ahead with efforts to formalize control over the waterway in defiance of US warnings.

In a press conference on Tuesday, Hegseth said Tehran was the “clear aggressor” after both sides traded attacks in the key waterway on Monday. He said that Project Freedom, announced by Donald Trump on Sunday,