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China blinks: Tanker that tested US blockade of Hormuz makes U-turn

A US-sanctioned tanker, the Rich Starry, linked to China, appeared to reverse course in the Gulf of Oman after transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Its movements are closely watched as a test of President Trump’s naval blockade, with another tanker, Elpis, also showing unusual activity near Iran.

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