Sanctioned Iranian VLCC Crosses Hormuz Line Hours Before Ceasefire Deadline

An Iranian supertanker, which had delivered 2 million barrels of crude to a ship-to-ship transfer offshore Indonesia, is en route to return to Iran’s Kharg Island after entering the Strait of Hormuz through the U.S. blockade, TankerTrackers.com said on Tuesday. A very large crude carrier (VLCC) owned by the Iranian national company departed Iran in late March 2026 and traveled to the Riau Archipelago in Indonesia, where she transferred 2 million barrels of crude oil to another VLCC, according to vessel monitoring data by TankerTrackers.com.…