Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: One was killed in the raid carried out by an Israeli drone on a motorcycle in the town of Yohmor al-Shaqif
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: 62 martyrs killed by IOF in Gaza since morning, including 32 aid seekers.
Reuters: More than 20 injured in Los Angeles, including four critically, after a car rammed into a crowd
NNA: A civilian was killed in a drone strike while fixing plumbing on a rooftop in Matal al-Jabal, on the outskirts of al-Khiam
Israeli media: In coordination with US, Israeli authorities approved Syrian regime plan to deploy thousands of internal security forces in Sweida to enforce ceasefire.
Al-Sharaa: We thank tribes for their stance, not all Druze can be judged for actions of a few.
Al-Sharaa: Syria not a testing field for secessionist plans.
Al-Sharaa: We laud US for role in securing ceasefire, Syrian state is only side capable of preserving country's sovereignty.
Al-Sharaa: Israeli intervention is one of reasons of return of tensions in Suweida following blatant bombing of South and Damascus.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa: We received international calls to intervene in situation in Suweida and restore security.

Tankers divert from Gulf following US-Israeli strikes on Iran

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 23 Jun 2025 17:44
  • 1 Shares
3 Min Read

Several oil and chemical tankers have diverted away from the Strait of Hormuz amid rising fears of Iranian retaliation following US and Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear sites.

Listen
  • x
  • AP
    Sailors stand on deck above a hole the US Navy says was made by a limpet mine on the damaged Panama-flagged, Japanese owned oil tanker Kokuka Courageous, anchored off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, during a trip organized by the Navy for journalists, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 (AP)

A growing number of commercial vessels are diverting away from the Strait of Hormuz, reflecting heightened concern over Iranian retaliation after coordinated US-Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear infrastructure. Ship tracking data on Monday revealed that at least three empty tankers, the Marie C, Red Ruby, and Kohzan Maru, abruptly altered course away from the strategic waterway. Two of the ships dropped anchor near the UAE port of Fujairah, while the third diverted toward Omani territorial waters, as reported by Reuters.

The sudden rerouting comes amid escalating military tensions following Washington's and Tel Aviv's aggression, which Iran has denounced as an "unprovoked violation of sovereignty and international law." While no formal closure of the Strait has occurred, Tehran's  Shura Council has publicly floated the option, and analysts believe the threat alone is reshaping global shipping behavior.

Japanese shipping giants Nippon Yusen and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have already adjusted their protocols, confirming that while their vessels continue to transit the Strait, they have been instructed to "minimise the time spent in the Gulf."

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) reinforced the seriousness of the moment in a statement declaring that "US military bases across the region are not strategic assets, but points of vulnerability," vowing that upcoming retaliatory strikes would be conducted with "unparalleled precision and overwhelming power."

Related News

Iran, Qatar finalize MoU to develop Bandar-e Dayyer

Targeted US ship in the Red Sea was carrying poultry food: Sanaa

The IRGC's remarks followed the 20th wave of Operation True Promise 3, in which Iran launched 40 ballistic missiles at Israeli targets, including Ben Gurion Airport and multiple military installations, using advanced multi-warhead systems designed to bypass air defenses. Tehran's capacity for calibrated escalation has sent shockwaves through regional security and energy markets alike.

The impact on global oil flows is already tangible. Though the Strait of Hormuz remains open, its strategic fragility is on full display. Nearly 20% of the world's crude oil passes through this narrow corridor between Iran and Oman. Disruptions here, even short-term or symbolic, can ripple across the global economy.

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, warned that any shutdown of the Strait would spark a "global oil shock," with consequences extending far beyond the Middle East. "If the Strait is shut, the US won't be spared. No one is immune from a global oil shock , prices at the pump will [skyrocket]," he said in a social media post.

Despite repeated Western accusations, Iran maintains that its nuclear program remains peaceful and fully under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) oversight. Iranian lawmakers are now discussing withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as an act of protest, asserting that the strikes on its civilian nuclear sites mark a dangerous collapse in international order.

"What Western capitals describe as instability," one Iranian official noted, "is simply the inevitable outcome of their own aggression."

Read more: US bases across region are point of vulnerability, not strength: IRGC

  • maritime transport
  • Iran retaliates
  • global oil market
  • Strait of Hormuz
  • Oil prices
  • Iran

Most Read

Algerian nurse stabbed in Germany

Murder of Algerian nurse in Germany sparks outcry, demands for justice

  • Europe
  • 14 Jul 2025
Credible reports, including some from Israeli media itself, indicate that Tel Aviv had pinned its hopes on what can only be described as a delusional plan. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Jebraily: Iran strikes rewrote regional deterrence rules - Exclusive

  • MENA
  • 15 Jul 2025
Al-Qassam Brigades fighters confront Israeli soldiers in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

3 Israeli soldiers killed amid Gaza battles: Israeli media

  • Palestine
  • 14 Jul 2025
Donald Trump, the Corporate Aristocracy and the Israelization of the World

Donald Trump, the Corporate Aristocracy and the Israelization of the World

  • Opinion
  • 15 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The US Capitol, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington (AP)
Politics

Congress set to weaken oversight on foreign US arms sales

Only quarter of Americans say Trump policies helped them: Poll
US & Canada

Only quarter of Americans say Trump policies helped them: Poll

UK charities fund Israeli settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
Palestine

UK charities fund Israeli settlement expansion in occupied West Bank

Calls grow to remove Netanyahu from High School hall of fame
Politics

Calls grow to remove Netanyahu from high school Hall of Fame

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS