Iranian Oil Tankers U-Turn With 1 Million Barrels as US Reimposes Naval Blockade

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 15

The Rani and the Amil reversed course on Wednesday after briefly signaling Karachi, carrying a combined 1 million barrels of Iranian crude.
Bloomberg ship-tracking data showed both tankers had already exited the Persian Gulf before Washington’s renewed naval blockade of Iranian shipping took effect.
The aborted Pakistan-bound move suggests the blockade is already disrupting Iranian oil flows beyond the Gulf, forcing cargoes to change course mid-voyage.

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