Tehran, April 29 -- A Japanese-owned supertanker carrying around two million barrels of crude oil has successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz after obtaining authorization from Iranian authorities, in what is considered a rare transit through the strategic waterway since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The vessel, identified as the Idemitsu Maru, a Panama-flagged very large crude carrier (VLCC) managed by a subsidiary of Japan's Idemitsu Kosan, set sail after remaining anchored off Abu Dhabi for more than a week. The ship had loaded crude from Saudi Arabia's Juaymah terminal in early March, Iran's state media reported.
Tracking data shows the tanker briefly adjusted its course near Iran's Qeshm and Larak islands befor...