Giant tanker forced to back down as Iran successfully maintains control of Hormuz Strait
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Giant tanker forced to back down as Iran successfully maintains control of Hormuz Strait
TEHRAN - A 160,000-ton oil tanker sailing under a Barbados flag was forced to retreat from the Strait of Hormuz this week after attempting to challenge Iran's transit restrictions, in what the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) called a clear demonstration that Tehran's control over the strategic waterway remains absolute and uncontested.
