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\nNews- Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n
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\ntankers stranded for three months have transited the Strait of Hormuz using a
\nroute designated by Iran, Reuters reported on Monday, amid signs of progress<\/a> in
\nnegotiations between Washington and Tehran.<\/p>\n
\nliquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Fure Vyl and the oil tanker Eagle Verona
\nwere among the few large vessels to leave the Gulf through the \u201ccontrol zone\u201d
\nextending from the western edge of Iran\u2019s Qeshm Island to a point east of Umm
\nAl Quwain in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n
\nJapanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and carrying Qatari LNG, the Fure
\nVyl, is expected to unload its cargo in Pakistan on Tuesday. The Eagle Verona,
\nchartered by a subsidiary of Chinese energy company Sinopec and loaded with
\nIraqi crude oil, is scheduled to arrive at China\u2019s Ningbo port on June 12.<\/p>\n
\nstrategic waterway has remained largely restricted since February 28 following
\nthe US\u2013Israel war on Iran, disrupting energy flows and prompting Gulf
\nproducers, including Iraq \u2014which routes roughly 95% of its oil exports through
\nthe corridor\u2014 to scale back shipments.<\/p>\n
\nhad previously secured access<\/a> to the passage after Iran granted<\/a> \u201cbrotherly
\nIraq\u201d an exemption from \u201cany restrictions imposed on the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d
\nsetting it apart from states Tehran considers hostile.<\/p>\n