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Middle East crisis live: Iranians ‘never bow to pressure’, says foreign minister after clashes in the strait of Hormuz

The US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of HormuzCeasefire under threat after strikes exchanged in straitThe ship monitor Tanker Trackers has posted the following on X…

This article was originally published by The Guardian World and is republished here under license.

The US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz

The ship monitor Tanker Trackers has posted the following on X about the Ocean Koi oil tanker:

Her new name is actually JIN LI (9255933), and has been so since 2025-11-30. Examining our data, we can see that she’s transported various Iranian hydrocarbons on at least 16 occasions since 2021; and with full knowledge of Iran because half of her loadings were conducted directly at port in Iran while the other half were conducted via Ship-to-Ship transfer further out.

JIN LI’s ownership is based in Shanghai, China. The vessel was slapped with sanctions by US OFAC on 2026-02-25.

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