US and Iran Inch Closer to a Deal to Reopen Hormuz

Shipping activity picks up pace in Hormuz as few more stranded tankers finally depart

Maritime intelligence firm Windward AI first detected the blackout in Automatic Identification System (AIS) transmissions near Fujairah, suggesting heightened electronic warfare, jamming, deliberate AIS shutdowns and intense cyber interference near the key UAE oil port.

Two tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) bound for Pakistan and China have exited the Strait of Hormuz, while a crude oil supertanker stranded in the Gulf for nearly three months has also resumed its journey to China.

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