00:00And based on shipping records, a third Iran-associated tanker sailed into the Persian Gulf via the
00:07Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
00:08This took place during the initial full day of the U.S. blockade on ships docking at Iranian
00:12terminals since President Donald Trump announced the blockade on Sunday after weakened peace
00:17negotiations in Islamabad between the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a settlement.
00:21Panama-flagged Peace Gulf, a medium-range tanker, is heading to Hamrija port in the
00:26United Arab Emirates.
00:27The vessel typically moves Iranian nafta, a petrochemical feedstock, to other non-Iranian
00:33Middle Eastern ports for export to Asia.
00:35Prior to this, two U.S.-sanctioned tankers passed through the narrow waterway.
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