A liquefied gas tanker named XAVIA has transited the Strait of Hormuz after departing Iran, according to shipping data, as Iran and the United States exchanged conflicting claims over naval activity in the area.
Shipping analytics group TankerTrackers said the vessel left Iranian waters without incident while operating in an area where U.S. naval forces are present. The ship was previously seen loading in Assaluyeh and, in recent days, appeared near the Omani port of Sohar.
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Track of XAVIA vessel over past 24 hours in the Arabian Sea, based on MarineTraffic data, showing course after departing waters near Iran and passing the coast of Oman. Credit: MarineTraffic
Track of XAVIA vessel over past 24 hours in the Arabian Sea, based on MarineTraffic data, showing course after departing waters near Iran and passing the coast of Oman. Credit: MarineTraffic
MarineTraffic data also appears to show the vessel’s position and route over the past 24 hours.
The transit comes amid escalated rhetoric between Tehran and Washington over control of maritime traffic in the region. Iran’s Fars News Agency claimed the vessel had “breached” the U.S. naval blockade, while a senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran had fired a warning shot at a U.S. warship, with it unclear whether the vessel was damaged. Iran’s navy separately said it had prevented “American-Zionist” warships from entering the strait.
🚫 CLAIM: Iranian state media claims that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hit a U.S. warship with two missiles.
✅ TRUTH: No U.S. Navy ships have been struck. U.S. forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports.
U.S. Central Command denied the reports, saying no U.S. Navy vessels had been struck and rejecting claims of a missile hit. It said U.S. forces remain deployed in support of maritime security operations and President Donald Trump’s “Project Freedom,” which Washington says is aimed at securing commercial shipping in the Gulf.