Key facts
- Iran-linked LPG carriers have altered course or made U-turns to avoid a U.S. naval blockade.
- The U.S. has reinstated its blockade to halt Iran's oil exports.
- U.S. forces recently struck and disabled a sanctioned oil tanker near Iran's Kharg Island.
- Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to a two-month low.
- The regional threat alert for shipping has been raised to 'severe'.
Iran-linked liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers have executed U-turns and exhibited evasive maneuvers in recent hours as they encounter a U.S. naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea. Vessel-tracking data indicates that the Glendale and Danuta I, both sanctioned by the United States, have abruptly changed course or turned back before potentially confronting the U.S. blockade after clearing the Strait of Hormuz.