Iranian sources said on the 16th (local time) that three oil tankers and two
ships carrying essential supplies have breached a US maritime blockade.
Ship-tracking data show an ultra-large crude carrier is sailing from
international waters to an Iranian port after clearing the blockade. A vessel
carrying livestock feed has also transited and is en route to Iran. Separately,
a fully laden Iranian crude tanker has passed the Gulf of Oman and the blockade
line and is heading to its export destination.