Japan said the first Persian Gulf oil shipment to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began could arrive as soon as Monday. The Idemitsu Maru, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude, passed through the chokepoint in late April and is headed to Idemitsu Kosan’s Aichi refinery, according to Japan’s trade ministry. A second Japan-linked tanker, the Eneos Endeavor, also crossed the strait earlier in May.

2026-05-22

Japan said the first Persian Gulf oil shipment to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began could arrive as soon as Monday. The Idemitsu Maru, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude, passed through the chokepoint in late April and is headed to Idemitsu Kosan’s Aichi refinery, according to Japan’s trade ministry. A second Japan-linked tanker, the Eneos Endeavor, also crossed the strait earlier in May.