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Iran Consolidating Control of Hormuz With Checkpoints, Vetting and Sometimes ‘Fees’
The tanker crew gathered their courage and carefully navigated along a route designated by Iran, hugging the coastline and maneuvering their hulking vessel between island checkpoints through the Strait of Hormuz. The 330-meter-long Agios Fanourios I, laden with Iraqi crude …
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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, Iran Consolidating Control of Hormuz With Checkpoints, Vetting and Sometimes ‘Fees’, The tanker crew gathered their courage and carefully navigated along a route designated by Iran, hugging the coastline and maneuvering their hulking vessel between island checkpoints through the Strait of Hormuz. The 330-meter-long Agios Fanourios I, laden with Iraqi crude …
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