A quartet of Iran-linked tankers changed course in waters just outside the Strait of Hormuz, evidence that a reimposed US blockade on the Islamic Republic’s shipping is once again squeezing Tehran.
Three US-sanctioned fuel tankers U-turned, diverted or zig-zagged in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea on Thursday, ship tracking shows. A fourth vessel, an oil supertanker, turned back when it was sailing toward the waterway from the Arabian Sea. At the same time, one non-Iranian oil carrier may have attempted in-bound transit through the strait.
