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 the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The Glendale and Danuta

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DW NOTE

The U.S. isn't blockading Hormuz — Iran did that on February 28. Shipping only began recovering two weeks ago, and the ceasefire is already unraveling. If tankers are turning back now, it means the brief window is closing and Iran is reimposing control over the waterway that moves 21 million barrels a day.

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