Iran Seizes UAE Tanker and Turns Back Chinese VLCCs in Hormuz Power Play

Iran has escalated its control over the Strait of Hormuz, detaining a UAE-linked product tanker and turning back two Chinese-owned very large crude carriers (VLCCs) in a move that sent transit volumes plummeting by 17% in a single day. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy directed the Amara, a 47,931 DWT Liberian-flagged tanker, to Bandar Abbas after intercepting it near Larak Island on Monday. The vessel, which was inbound in ballast for Jebel Ali, became the first confirmed Iranian seizure since June (sin especificar día). Tehran explicitly cited the…

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