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Iran-Linked LPG Tankers Turn Back as U.S. Blockade Tightens

Iran-linked carriers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have made U-turns and traveled in zig-zagging patterns in recent hours as they face the U.S. naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman, after having cleared the Strait of Hormuz outbound into…

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Iran‑linked LPG carriers have turned back and taken zig‑zag routes after clearing the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The vessels are now facing a U.S. naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman. They have altered their courses in the last few hours to avoid the blockade. The change in direction follows the U.S. tightening its maritime restrictions on Iranian‑affiliated shipping.

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