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economicMay 8, 2026

Iranian tankers reach ports via Pakistan despite Trump blockade claims

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Iran bypasses Trump’s ‘wall of steel’ – media Three Iranian oil tankers have bypassed what US President Donald Trump has called a naval “wall of steel” in the Strait of Hormuz and reached Iranian ports through Pakistani waters over the past two days, Tehran’s IRNA state news agency reported on Friday, citing maritime…

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    Iran bypasses Trump’s ‘wall of steel’ – media Three Iranian oil tankers have bypassed what US President Donald Trump has called a naval “wall of steel” in the Strait of Hormuz and reached Iranian ports through Pakistani waters over the past two days, Tehran’s IRNA state news agen…

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