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strikeApr 13, 2026
With the U.S. now blockading the Strait of Hormuz, the focus is on who has the ‘guts to go through first’ | Fortune
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Early on April 13, the oil tanker Rich Starry—loaded with Iranian crude and headed for China—made a dramatic U-turn.
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- Jordan BlumBy Jordan Blum
Early on April 13, the oil tanker Rich Starry—loaded with Iranian crude and headed for China—made a dramatic U-turn. Instead of exiting the Strait of Hormuz, as it had planned, the ship joined a stationary flotilla of about 800 other vessels, including 400 oil and gas tankers, mo…
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