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Iran Blacklists 45 Tankers in Hormuz Escalation · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: Iran has intensified pressure on maritime traffic in the Strait
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  Speaker 1: of Hormas, blacklisting forty five tankers and warning that they
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  Speaker 1: could face fines, detention, or cargo confiscation for violating its
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  Speaker 1: transit rules. The move marks a sharp escalation six months
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  Speaker 1: into the conflict with the United States and Israel, as
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  Speaker 1: Tehran asserts control over one of the world's most critical
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  Speaker 1: energy corridors. The announcement came from the newly formed Persian
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  Speaker 1: Gulf Strait Authority, which posted the blacklist on x The
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  Speaker 1: authority said any vessel conducting ship to ship transfers with
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  Speaker 1: the name Tankers could also be added to the list,
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  Speaker 1: broadening the scope of potential penalties. The restricted vessels include
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  Speaker 1: very large crude carriers LNG and LPG tankers and clean
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  Speaker 1: product ships, some owned by major Golf operators such as
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  Speaker 1: Adnoc Logistics and Shipping navig eight tankers and Saudi Arabia's Bari.
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  Speaker 1: Iran did not specify which rules the tankers had breached,
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  Speaker 1: but Tehran has previously insisted that shipowners obtain Iranian clearance
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  Speaker 1: before transiting the strait and pay for security and service fees.
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  Speaker 1: The US, meanwhile has imposed a naval blockade on Iran
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  Speaker 1: linked shipping, further complicating transit through the narrow waterway. The
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  Speaker 1: escalation comes just days after Washington threatened Iran with the
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  Speaker 1: toughest sanctions in history, prompting Tehran to warn that its
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  Speaker 1: response would be devastating. The tanker blacklist is widely seen
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  Speaker 1: as part of Iran's strategy to exert leverage over global
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  Speaker 1: oil flows. Before the conflict, the Gulf supplied roughly twenty
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  Speaker 1: percent of the world's daily crude and LNG, but traffic
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  Speaker 1: has plunged as tensions rise. Recent data shows fewer than
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  Speaker 1: twenty vessels crossing the strait over the weekend, with some
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  Speaker 1: tankers switching off tracking devices to avoid detection. Officials say
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  Speaker 1: coordinated efforts by the US Navy have helped restore some
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  Speaker 1: export volumes, with the seven day average of oil leaving
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  Speaker 1: Hormas climbing above eight million barrels per day. Still, the
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  Speaker 1: standoff has left shipping companies and energy markets on edge,
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  Speaker 1: as any further disruption could send prices soaring and deep
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  Speaker 1: in global supply uncertainty. Iran has also signaled additional measures.
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  Speaker 1: A parliamentary committee has approved a provision allowing Tehran to
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  Speaker 1: impose new transit fees covering navigation, environmental fueling, insurance, and
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  Speaker 1: security services, a move that could further complicate passage for
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  Speaker 1: foreign vessels. The proposal still requires approval from Iran's Parliament
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  Speaker 1: and the Guardian Council. As the confrontation intensifies, cargo owners
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  Speaker 1: have been urged to consult Iran's non compliant vessel list
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  Speaker 1: before chartering ships. Any vessel seeking removal from the blacklist
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  Speaker 1: must submit a formal recues request with explanations to Iranian
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  Speaker 1: maritime authorities. The situation underscores how the Strait of Hormas,
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  Speaker 1: long a geopolitical flashpoint, has become even more volatile amid
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  Speaker 1: overlapping military, economic, and regulatory pressures.