Mar 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A ship hauling a million barrels of Saudi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, one of the first big tankers to leave the Persian Gulf since traffic through the chokepoint all but halted.
A commercial oil tanker was set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz after it was struck by an Iranian ... In response, Trump on Tuesday had said the US Navy could begin escorting oil tankers through the strait.
His cousin, Devendra Singh, told TOI that the strike took place on March 1 when the oil tanker was near Oman's KhasabPort, destroying a section of the ship.