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Dozens of Idling Iranian Oil Tankers Show US Blockade Is Working
gCaptain · Aug 5, 2026
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A growing flotilla of Iranian oil tankers is gathering off the country’s coast, a sign the renewed US naval blockade is disrupting Tehran’s energy exports and depriving it of much-needed revenue.
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