Iran is letting a handful of vessels use its territorial waters to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which shipping executives believe is designed to demonstrate Tehran’s control of the strategic waterway.
At least eight vessels have this week transited the strait by taking an unusual route around Larak Island, off the coast of Iran, according to FT analysis of transponder signals from MarineTraffic, a ship tracking platform.
The vessels include a mixture of oil tankers and bulk carriers from India, Pakistan and Greece, as well as Iran’s own oil fleet. Most of the vessels had previously called at Iranian ports.
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