Tom, with things going on right now with Iran, and the vessels trying to go through, of

Strait of Hormuz, one of the ships was going through, and by the way, this China one,

if we have that route, for me to read it, Chinese oil tanker retreats from the Strait

of Hormuz shows how Trump's blockade is working.

Okay, Chinese oil tank will retreat from the Strait of Hormuz shows how to blockade is working.

So this is kind of interesting.

So China's got great relationships with Iran.

You know, they should be able to go through, but wait a minute,

they're now not.

What happened there?

A sanctioned Chinese oil tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz then was forced to double back

and return to Iran after President Trump blockaded the vital shipping lane, according to ship

tracking data, aborted voyage of the rich Stere, a Malawi flagged Chinese-owned tanker that was

blacklisted by the U.S. in 2023, shows how the U.S. Navy successfully blocked the flow of ships carrying

Iranian oil. Since the war began, most vessels have had traveled out of Strait of Hormuz,

have been loaded with Iranian exports. Given the cash-strap regime vital funds, so far the U.S.

blockade on the eastern side of the Strait of Gulf of Oman has stopped at least five ships from heading

out into the oceans. According to the trade analysis from Kepler, Iran has stifled nearly

all traffic through Hormuz, which previously carried 20% of the world's oil by threatening

to attack tankers if they don't pay the ransom. Iran, the rich estuary, which was previously accused of helping Tehran's

skirt oil sanctions, has masked its location in the Persian Gulf for more than 10 days

before attempting to leave the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

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