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Both countries have portrayed the agreement as a victory, but since then, Israel declared the largest coordinated strike in Lebanon and Iran responded by halting oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, semi-official news agency Fars reported.
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Riane Lumer, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
The announcement comes just two days after sanctioned Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin docked at the Cuban port of Matanzas laden with 730,000 barrels of oil, marking the first time in three months that an oil tanker reached the island.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Iran, meanwhile, hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran as the fighting continued.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The Qatari Defense Ministry said three cruise missiles had been launched from Iran, two of which were successfully intercepted while the third struck the oil tanker.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
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Riane Lumer, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
The announcement comes just two days after sanctioned Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin docked at the Cuban port of Matanzas laden with 730,000 barrels of oil, marking the first time in three months that an oil tanker reached the island.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Iran, meanwhile, hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran as the fighting continued.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The Qatari Defense Ministry said three cruise missiles had been launched from Iran, two of which were successfully intercepted while the third struck the oil tanker.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Oil tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20tanker. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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