{"id":76460,"date":"2026-04-21T14:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/76460\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:19:11","slug":"sanctioned-iranian-vlcc-crosses-hormuz-line-hours-before-ceasefire-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/76460\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanctioned Iranian VLCC Crosses Hormuz Line Hours Before Ceasefire Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Iranian supertanker, which had delivered 2 million barrels of crude to a ship-to-ship transfer offshore Indonesia, is en route to return to Iran\u2019s Kharg Island after entering the Strait of Hormuz through the U.S. blockade, TankerTrackers.com said<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

A very large crude carrier (VLCC) owned by the Iranian national company departed Iran in late March 2026 and traveled to the Riau Archipelago in Indonesia, where she transferred 2 million barrels of crude oil to another VLCC, according to vessel monitoring data by TankerTrackers.com.<\/p>\n

The supertanker then \u201creturned home via the blockade line. She\u2019ll reach Kharg Island tomorrow,\u201d TankerTrackers.com said.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Fars News agency reported<\/a> that \u201cAnother Iranian Tanker Breaches the U.S. Siege,\u201d referring to the VLCC journey back to Iran via the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

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The tanker, which is under U.S. sanctions, transited the Strait of Hormuz early on Wednesday and entered Iranian waters with its tracking system active, according to the Fars News agency.<\/p>\n

The reported breach of the U.S. blockade comes hours before the end of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire as the oil market is already on edge, expecting the next moves from the U.S. and Iran.<\/p>\n

Following a brief opening for a few hours on Friday, the Strait of Hormuz was closed again<\/a> on Saturday after Iran linked the opening of the vital oil shipping lane to the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade outside the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s First Vice President, Mohammad-Reza Aref, early on Monday, warned<\/a> that security at the Strait of Hormuz comes at a cost.<\/p>\n

The United States is \u201chighly unlikely\u201d<\/a> to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire that expires in the coming hours, U.S. President Donald Trump told Bloomberg News in a telephone interview<\/a> late on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to be rushed into making a bad deal. We\u2019ve got all the time in the world,\u201d the President told Bloomberg News.<\/p>\n

By Michael Kern for Oilprice.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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