JAKARTA - Chinese tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz this morning amid a US military blockade of ships leaving or entering Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf region.
Citing NBC News, Tuesday, April 14, this incident is proof that the US Navy has not fully carried out US President Donald Trump's order to block ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
MarineTraffic shipping data shows that the Rich Starry, a chemical tanker, passed the strategic energy route overnight after departing from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. The ship listed China as its destination.
The tanker and its owner from China, Shanghai Xuanrun Shipping, were listed for sanctions by the US Department of the Treasury in 2018 for transacting with Iran. However, at that time, the ship was flying the Hong Kong flag.
MarineTraffic data shows that there is still limited US military action against Iran's policies in the ports and coastlines of the Islamic Republic.
The United States Central Command (US Central Command/CENTCOM) later clarified that the US blockade did not apply to "vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports."
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