Three large Saudi oil tankers carrying about 6 million barrels of crude have departed Saudi Arabia and exited the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Israeli journalist Asaf Rosencweig (N12), citing Saudi channels. The transit marks the first movement of Saudi oil tankers through the strategic waterway in weeks, following the signing of a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.
Three Saudi oil tankers carrying approximately 6 million barrels of crude have transited the Strait of Hormuz after departing Saudi Arabia, according to a Thursday report by Israeli journalist Asaf Rosencweig (N12) citing Saudi sources. The passage is the first since the signing of a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, following weeks in which the strategic waterway was effectively closed to Saudi shipping amid the Iran-U.S. maritime confrontation.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday, an Al-Hadath report had indicated Saudi tankers were expected to test the reopening of the strait. The transit follows President Trump's recent disclosures that more than 100 million barrels of oil had already crossed Hormuz under U.S. escort in a covert operation, and his subsequent announcement of a 60-day ceasefire framework and reopening of the strait without shipping tolls. The world's largest tanker operator has cautioned that full clearing of vessel backlogs and resumption of normal traffic will take weeks even after an agreement is signed. Details on the tankers' destination were not immediately reported.
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