Strait of Hormuz oil tankers use new route despite Iran threats (opens original article in a new tab)

Tankers used a new route in the Strait of Hormuz despite Iranian threats, aiming to ease economic pressure and reduce Iran's leverage in ongoing US talks. The US and Iran continue negotiations with a 60-day deadline, while fighting in Lebanon threatens a broader truce.

• Several tankers used a new route in the Strait of Hormuz despite Iranian threats
• The alternative passage aims to relieve economic pressure and reduce Iran's leverage in talks with the US
• The US and Iran are still negotiating terms of an interim deal with a 60-day deadline
• A flare-up of fighting in Lebanon threatens the wider truce between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah