Greek-Operated Oil Tanker Defied Iranian Threats and Crossed the Strait of Hormuz Carrying a Million Barrels of Saudi Crude Oil
Shenlong crossed the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian threat. Will other tankers try the crossing? Today, reacting to Iran’s efforts to close the vital waterways of the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald J. Trump urged the shipping companies to ‘show some guts’ and defy the mullahs’ prohibition. And that’s exactly what apparently happened to a Greek-operated ship holding a million barrels of Saudi crude.