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[iNews24 reporter Seol Rae-on] Foreign outlets reported that some Iranian crude oil transited the Strait of Hormuz despite a U.S. military blockade.
On May 27 (local time), Reuters reported that several tankers carrying roughly 4 million barrels of Iranian crude transited the strait on May 24. Satellite-analysis site TankerTrackers.com recorded the same movements.
Not all attempts were successful. In recent days six tankers turned back to Iranian ports; together they were carrying an estimated 10.5 million barrels of oil.
Military tensions around the strait remain elevated. Iran moved to assert control of the waterway on Feb. 28, immediately after the outbreak of war, and the U.S. began enforcing a blockade on May 13. Iran briefly allowed passage on May 17–18 before resuming tighter control, leaving transit conditions unstable.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on May 25 it had rerouted 37 vessels to alternate routes after the blockade went into effect. Ship-tracking firm Kepler and satellite-analysis company Sinmax reported that at least seven bulk carriers transited the strait that same day.
Before the war, about 140 vessels used the strait daily on average, so current traffic has fallen sharply. Still, with some shipments continuing, attention is focused on how the level of control could affect global oil prices.
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