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US allegedly blocking over 70 tankers from entering or leaving Iranian ports

Middle East Eye 2026/05/08 17:01

US allegedly blocking over 70 tankers from entering or leaving Iranian ports

"There are currently more than 70 tankers that U.S. forces are preventing from entering or leaving Iranian ports," the United States Central Command announced in a post on X.

"These commercial ships have the capacity to transport over 166 million barrels of Iranian oil worth an estimated $13 billion-plus," the post added. 

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