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Oil tanker passes the Strait of Hormuz despite Iran threats, as traffic flows begin to recover

An oil tanker has sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz along a U.N.-recommended route near Oman, defying threats by Iran that any ship not following the Tehran-approved route “will be dealt with accordingly.”The passage of the Liberian-flagged vessel — perhaps aptly named the Stoic Warrior — came amid continued uncertainty about the future of the crucial waterway.