Iran continues its assertions to be stopping all site visitors within the Oman Channel because it seeks a deal over the operation of the Strait of Hormuz. It’s claiming to have turned again a tanker whereas there have been experiences {that a} Greek-owned tanker was struck on Tuesday night time.
The semi-official information businesses Fars and Mehr carried experiences asserting the most recent actions towards vessels. They quoted an IRGC spokesperson who asserted, “No vessel site visitors has been noticed alongside the southern route over the earlier 24 hours.”
The report referenced “an Indian tanker” that tried to transit the southern route inbound to the Gulf. The IRGC mentioned the vessel “acquired a warning” and turned again. The tanker was recognized as Haana.
The Marshall Islands-flagged LPG tanker Haana (54,368 dwt) is displaying as anchored off the Port of Ras Laffan in Qatar. The vessel was earlier registered on the Khor Fakkan anchorage off the UAE. Inbuilt 2008, the vessel has, since September 2025, been reported to be managed from India. Monitoring confirmed it entered the Strait of Hormuz and did flip, returning to the anchorage.
Studies from India point out that a number of of the highest refineries, together with main power firms, are finding out Iran’s “blacklist” of tankers issued on Sunday, August 23. They’re planning to keep away from the listed vessels in addition to ship-to-ship transfers whereas figuring out how Iran will implement its edict. It’s unclear if that led to the Haana aborting its entry into the Gulf or if it was, in actual fact, certain for Qatar all alongside.
The AI information intelligence agency Windward additionally reported that it detected a Panama-flagged product tanker that appeared to aim after which cease an inbound transit by the Strait of Hormuz on August 26. It mentioned the vessel made a U-turn away from the northern hall however two hours later seemed to be recommencing its transit.
Iran asserted that it had reached “acceptable” phrases to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after round a month of negotiations with Oman. The IRGC asserted that they agreed on division of the waters and revenues to ascertain a brief joint operation. The IRGC mentioned if the US “stops obstructing and returns to the settlement,” the waterway could possibly be opened inside the framework with Oman. Reuters, nevertheless, quoted officers from Oman saying the talks have been persevering with.
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Transport exercise stays restrained in accordance with the information from Kpler. The information confirmed a slight enhance to 10 vessels on Wednesday versus eight on Tuesday. It mentioned that two medium-range gasoline tankers, a liquefied petroleum gasoline provider, a Panamax-sized tanker, and three Handymax-sized tankers entered the strait whereas a medium-range gasoline tanker, a bitumen tanker, and a bulk provider exited.
It comes because the U.S. continues to implement its blockade. U.S. Central Command raised the variety of redirected ships to 75 as of August 27 whereas saying its planes are patrolling the skies over the Center East.
