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Vessels cross Hormuz destined for Iran despite US blockade
Marine Traffic data showed 14 vessels turned back while sanctioned ships kept crossing the strait toward Iranian ports.
- On Thursday, two sanctioned cargo vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz westward into the Gulf, apparently bound for Iranian ports despite Washington's blockade in the Middle East, Marine Traffic data indicated.
- The American counter-blockade was imposed following the failure of peace talks to end the nearly seven-week conflict, allowing only a trickle of ships to pass the crucial Strait over the past two days.
- After 72 hours of enforcement, 14 Iranian-sanctioned vessels turned around to comply with the blockade at the direction of American forces, the American military said on Thursday.
- Lloyd's maritime risk analyst Tomer Raanan told a briefing that "Confusion reigns," while Tom Sharpe, a former Royal Navy commander, said "There's evidence that ships are perhaps breaking through" the blockade.
- The VLCC vessels RHN and Alicia crossed the Strait on Thursday, stating destinations as "For Order," while sanctioned cargo vessel Neshat anchored 10 miles from the port of Bandar Abbas.
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