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Sri Lanka Tracks 11 US-Sanctioned Iranian Tankers Off Coast

Summary by Asharq AL-Awsat
Sri Lanka's maritime authorities were monitoring a fleet of 11 US-sanctioned Iranian oil tankers just off the island's southern coast, officials said Wednesday. The vessels are in limbo -- they cannot return to Iran because of a United States blockade on ships using Iranian ports. The ships were spotted close to the Galle harbor where an Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, was sunk by a US submarine in March, killing 104 sailors. Sri Lanka's navy rescue…

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Shafaq News - Follow-up: Around 20 Iranian oil tankers are stranded off the coast of Sri Lanka, unable to return to Iranian ports due to the US naval blockade imposed on shipping to and from Iran. Ship tracking data shows 13 tankers flying the Iranian flag near the outer limits of Sri Lankan territorial waters, along with tankers linked to what is known as the "shadow fleet" used by Tehran to circumvent sanctions. Samir Madani, co-founder of the…

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