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News- Strait of Hormuz
Two
tankers stranded for three months have transited the Strait of Hormuz using a
route designated by Iran, Reuters reported on Monday, amid signs of progress in
negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
The
liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Fure Vyl and the oil tanker Eagle Verona
were among the few large vessels to leave the Gulf through the “control zone”
extending from the western edge of Iran’s Qeshm Island to a point east of Umm
Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates.
Owned by
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and carrying Qatari LNG, the Fure
Vyl, is expected to unload its cargo in Pakistan on Tuesday. The Eagle Verona,
chartered by a subsidiary of Chinese energy company Sinopec and loaded with
Iraqi crude oil, is scheduled to arrive at China’s Ningbo port on June 12.
The
strategic waterway has remained largely restricted since February 28 following
the US–Israel war on Iran, disrupting energy flows and prompting Gulf
producers, including Iraq —which routes roughly 95% of its oil exports through
the corridor— to scale back shipments.
Baghdad
had previously secured access to the passage after Iran granted “brotherly
Iraq” an exemption from “any restrictions imposed on the Strait of Hormuz,”
setting it apart from states Tehran considers hostile.
Read more: Iraq’s oil lifeline blocked: Why the crisis runs deeper than Hormuz