Linked Ships Take New Path To Into Persian Gulf
Bloomberg.com • • nation
Key Points:
- Two additional empty tankers linked to Iran entered the Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions and a US warning to seize sanctioned vessels regardless of location.
- The US continues its blockade of Iran, signaling readiness to board and seize vessels violating sanctions.
- Despite constrained traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, some vessel transits continue in both directions.
- Two China-linked oil tankers recently departed the Persian Gulf for the Gulf of Oman, according to vessel-tracking data.
