Washington/Tehran, July 9 -- Only three fuel tankers were visibly transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday - two of which are sanctioned by the US for alleged ties to Iran's fuel shipments - amid the ongoing showdown between the US and Iran following US President Donald Trump's announcement that the framework agreement reached with Tehran was effectively over.
According to vessel-tracking data from MarineTraffic, two of the sanctioned tankers in the Strait of Hormuz were identified as liquefied petroleum gas tanker Solix and the crude oil tanker Berg 1 on Thursday.
A third vessel, an oil and chemical tanker operating under the Marshall Islands flag, was also tracked in the area. While not sanctioned, the vessel has reportedly exhibited...