Chinese Tanker Set to Test US Hormuz Naval Blockade
Bloomberg • • world
Key Points:
- The Chinese-owned supertanker Yuan Hua Hu, carrying approximately 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude, is attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz amid a US blockade.
- The tanker passed Iran’s Larak Island early Wednesday and is currently crossing the Gulf of Oman.
- This transit is significant as it coincides with President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing.
- The Strait of Hormuz is largely closed, making this passage a test of US enforcement of the blockade.