Iran Blacklists 45 Tankers Amid Escalating Hormuz Standoff

On August 24, Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) placed 45 tankers on a “Non-Compliant Vessels” list for violating Tehran’s transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz. Listed ships face fines, detention, and cargo confiscation, and vessels conducting ship-to-ship transfers with them could also be blacklisted. Companies named include ADNOC Logistics & Shipping, Navig8 Tankers, Saudi Bahri, Klaveness Ship Management, Stolt Tankers and Sinokor.

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The Strait of Hormuz carries roughly one-fifth of global oil and LNG shipments. Traffic fell sharply after the February 28 airstrikes that opened the current U.S.–Israel–Iran conflict. Iran requires clearance and security fees for transits, while the United States has imposed a naval blockade on Iran-related shipping and is preparing a sanctions package slated for announcement on August 24.

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• 45 vessels are now blacklisted.

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• Kpler recorded four commodity ships crossing the strait on a recent Sunday, down from more than 130 per day before the war.

Iran Blacklists 45 Tankers Over Strait of Hormuz Transit Rules

• U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright reported a seven-day average of over 8 million barrels of oil per day moving through the strait, compared with about 20 million barrels per day pre-war.

Iran Blacklists 45 Tankers Over Strait of Hormuz Transit Rules

• Energy Secretary Chris Wright credited the U.S. Navy for keeping oil flowing.

Iran Blacklists 45 Tankers Over Strait of Hormuz Transit Rules

• Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei warned that continued “economic war” would halt all oil exports from the Gulf.

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• Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei cautioned that any escalation would “bring about consequences.”

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Iranian state media said Iraq received permission for several of its oil tankers to transit the strait after repeated requests, underscoring Baghdad’s dependence on Hormuz.

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Sources differ on daily traffic figures: one report notes four commodity ships on a Sunday, while another cites four as the total for the same day after a prior count of 13 the day before. No source provides a complete roster of the 45 blacklisted vessels.

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• “At dawn begins an economic D-Day — the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary,” — Scott Bessent, treasury secretary

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• “If the economic war continues, not a single drop of oil will be exported, neither through the Strait of Hormuz nor from anywhere in the Persian Gulf,” — Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council

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• The U.S. Treasury is scheduled to unveil the new sanctions on August 24.

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• Iran may expand the blacklist to include vessels involved in ship-to-ship transfers with the listed tankers.

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• Iraq continues to seek additional transit permissions, while Oman and Pakistan work on navigation arrangements for the strait.

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