{"id":24261,"date":"2025-06-23T07:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T11:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=24261"},"modified":"2025-06-23T07:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T11:48:56","slug":"supertankers-u-turn-in-hormuz-as-world-braces-for-iranian-retaliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=24261","title":{"rendered":"

Supertankers U-Turn In Hormuz As World Braces For Iranian Retaliation<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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READ HERE:<\/a><\/strong> Two supertankers\u2014Coswisdom Lake and South Loyalty\u2014each capable of carrying 2 million barrels of crude, abruptly altered course in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend after U.S. stealth bomber strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n

The Coswisdom Lake and South Loyalty both entered the waterway and abruptly changed course on Sunday, according to vessel tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The first of the two carriers then did a second U-turn and is now going back through Hormuz. The other one remains outside of the Persian Gulf, according to its signals on Monday. –Bloomberg<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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On Sunday,\u00a0Iranian state-owned outlet Press TV quoted\u00a0Major General Kowsari, a senior member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission, as\u00a0stating<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Parliament has reached the conclusion that the Strait of Hormuz should be closed, but the final decision in this regard lies with the Supreme National Security Council<\/em><\/strong>.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

RBC Capital Markets analysts, led by Helima Croft, believe Iran doesn’t need to close the critical maritime chokepoint to disrupt global oil transport. Instead, Tehran could use targeted strikes on individual tankers or key infrastructure\u2014such as the port of Fujairah\u2014to destabilize the vital waterway.<\/p>\n

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Croft and her team note:<\/p>\n