Three Saudi oil tankers carrying 6 million barrels of oil crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to a report by the Saudi channel Al-Hadath. The transit follows a series of U.S.-Iranian confrontations over maritime access through the strategic waterway.
According to the Saudi channel Al-Hadath, three Saudi oil tankers carrying a combined 6 million barrels of crude crossed the Strait of Hormuz earlier Thursday. The report, first noted by Channel 11's Arab Desk, does not specify whether the vessels were under any escort. The transit comes amid an ongoing standoff between the United States and Iran over maritime traffic through the strait, a strategic chokepoint for global oil shipments. As The Zioneer reported in recent bulletins, the Trump administration has claimed that a covert operation has moved over 100 million barrels of oil through the strait since last month, while Iranian forces have attempted to block or confront tankers attempting to transit without coordination. Several independent reports have cast doubt on the scale of the American claims, including an NBC report stating that no tanker crossed on a given day earlier this week. Thursday's transit, if confirmed through additional sources, would mark a continuation of Saudi maritime traffic through the waterway, which Iran has not officially blockaded for Gulf Arab states but has threatened in the context of its confrontation with the United States. No confirmation from Saudi or international sources beyond Al-Hadath is available as of 17:00 Jerusalem.
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