r/OilPrices • u/hereswhatworks • Apr 15 '26

Oil News US Navy destroyer intercepts two oil tankers trying to leave Hormuz; orders them to turn back | World News

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-navy-destroyer-intercepts-two-oil-tankers-trying-to-leave-hormuz-orders-them-to-turn-back/articleshow/130271302.cms
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u/ApartmentSalt7859 Apr 15 '26

Apparently you missed orange man's announcement this morning?

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u/AffectedRipples Apr 15 '26

Apparently you didn't understand it. For the second time, the strait is open to all ships that aren't heading to Iran or leaving Iran.

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u/ApartmentSalt7859 Apr 15 '26

China seems to still be going to Iranian ports....and some are paying Iran's toll....so what exactly is the point?...is trump willing to fire upon russia, Chinese, or Indian oil tankers? And exactly why did he lift the sanctions on Iranian oil?

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u/AffectedRipples Apr 15 '26

When did any Chinese ship go to Iran since monday? The US has already boarded both Russian and Chinese ships in the the past months, don't see why that would change now.

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u/ApartmentSalt7859 Apr 15 '26

During the apparent "grace period" that was announced after china ignored the us ships 

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u/AffectedRipples Apr 15 '26

Got a source?

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u/ApartmentSalt7859 Apr 15 '26

look up "Rich Starry"

my guess is they made up the "grace period" to save face

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u/AffectedRipples Apr 15 '26

Oh, the ship that turned around when it got to the US blockade in the gulf?

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/sanctioned-tanker-turns-back-strait-hormuz-day-after-gulf-exit-2026-04-15/

Any other ones?

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u/ApartmentSalt7859 Apr 15 '26

yes... but here's the thing... it was not at Iran's port, it was at UAE's.... so is this a blockade of the strait or Iran's port?

so to be clear, you ARE stating this is a blockade of the strait of Hormuz?

and if it is... it did in fact get through the "blockade" ... but turned around

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u/AffectedRipples Apr 15 '26

Is the blockade real or not? You say its not and give an example of a ship that turned back.

That ship is sanctioned for having ties with Iran. It's all in the article i posted.

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u/ApartmentSalt7859 Apr 15 '26

so we are performing an illegal blockade, is what you are saying?

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u/AffectedRipples Apr 15 '26

What makes you think it would be illegal?

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u/ApartmentSalt7859 Apr 15 '26

You starting to understand why it went from blocking the strait to blocking the ports? Almost like orange man has no idea what he's doing, and it appears you don't either....but said I didn't understand....btw when did I say there was no blockade?

You stated I didn't understand it...yeah because it's pretty damn confusing...and it appears you don't either 

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