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20 Iranian oil tankers stranded off Sri Lanka amid US sanctions – WSJ
Around 20 empty Iranian oil tankers are reportedly stranded approximately 15 miles off Sri Lanka's southwestern coast, with several vessels
Summary
The vessels are reportedly mostly empty tankers that previously transported Iranian crude oil towards Asia, often through ship-to-ship transfers, before attempting to return to Iran to collect additional cargo.
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People
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- Wall Street Journal4
- Foreign Ministry2
- US Embassy2
- Sri Lankan Port Authority
- Port Authority
- Reuters
- WSJ
Places
- Sri Lanka4
- Iran4
- United States3
- Indian Ocean2
- Washington2
- Colombo2
- India2
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Keywords
- stranded4
- oil4
- supplies3
- following2
- warnings2
- tankers2
- blocks2
- empty2
- fleet2
- off2
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