Oil Tankers Dash Toward Hormuz as Iran Says Strait Open
April 18, 2026
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as posted by the channelAt least eight oil tankers raced toward the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's foreign minister said the waterway was fully open to shipping. #iran #middleeast #politics #worldnews #usa #trump #israel
Hundreds of tankers have been stuck in the Persian Gulf as a result of the Middle East conflict, and the decision to transit depends on the owners, captains and crews.
The closure of the strait has caused a surge in oil, fuel and natural gas prices as it choked off a swath of shipments and caused the region's top producers to cut output.
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