FLASHPOINT China DEFIES Trump’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz as US-sanctioned tanker brazenly sails through waterway unchallenged

By Etienne de la Boetie2
by Nick Parker , Foreign Editor | Joe Mannion , Foreign News Reporter | Robin Perrie , Chief Foreign Correspondent

CHINA has brazenly breezed past Donald Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade – with its US-sanctioned tanker passing by American warships unchallenged.

The US Navy’s blockade of the vital trade route began yesterday, as Trump looks to pressure Iran’s top brass into accepting his nuclear demands.

But today China’s Rich Starry tanker – which has been sanctioned by America since 2023 for dealing with Iran – passed through the waterway in what appeared to be a challenge to Trump.

The vessel did not enter the blockaded area – which only prevents travel to and from Iranian ports – but sailed by a US fleet which would have had the capability to halt the sanctioned ship…

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