Two oil tankers make U-turn
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Two oil tankers make U-turn in Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran peace talks end

Two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) - en route to the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz - made a U-turn after news broke that peace talks between the US and Iran had ended without a deal. However, a third VLCC, the Mombasa B, continued its journey in an Iranian-controlled waterway.

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The oil tankers Agios Fanourios I, bound for Iraq, and the Pakistani-flagged Shalamar, bound for the United Arab Emirates, chose to abort their attempt to pass through the strait.

It is unclear what the destination of Mombasa B is.

Normally, a fifth of the world's oil and gas shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz. But Iran has effectively closed the strait to Western shipping since the US and Israel began bombing Iran on February 28.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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