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Ship Testing US Hormuz Blockade Appears to U-Turn After Crossing

Alex Longley, Weilun Soon, Prejula Prem
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A US-sanctioned Chinese-linked oil tanker, Rich Starry, reversed course after briefly crossing the Strait of Hormuz, testing a newly imposed US naval blockade under President Trump’s administration. The vessel, blacklisted in 2023 for aiding Iran in evading energy sanctions, initially appeared to defy the blockade before abruptly turning back around 1 p.m. London time. This marks the first visible challenge to the blockade, which aims to restrict Iranian oil exports, signaling potential escalation in US-China-Iran tensions over energy trade routes. The U-turn suggests either operational hesitation or external pressure, though no official statements from Beijing, Tehran, or Washington have confirmed the reason for the reversal. The incident underscores the high-stakes geopolitical risks in Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments, as sanctions enforcement clashes with maritime trade flows.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000A US-sanctioned tanker linked to China that was being watched as one of the first vessels to test President Donald Trump’s naval blockade appeared to U-turn after sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz. Rich Starry was blacklisted by Washington in 2023 for helping Tehran evade energy sanctions. Its signal earlier showed that it crossed Hormuz, but it subsequently began to turn around at about 1 p.m. London time.

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