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.”
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The passage of the Liberian-flagged vessel — perhaps aptly named the Stoic Warrior — came amid continued uncertainty about the future of the crucial waterway. The initial U.S.-Iran agreement included reopening the key trade route, but the two sides have been engaged in public disputes over the terms of that deal.
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The initial 60-day agreement brought significant relief to energy markets, the shipping industry and the thousands of sailors stranded in the Persian Gulf. However, it left key questions unresolved, including how traffic would be managed and how mines purportedly laid by Iran would be cleared.
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Traffic has also remained far below pre-war levels.
