While the outcome of the lockdown of the whole of the maritime traffic in and out of Iranian ports, which is was announced by the United States Central Command on directive of US President Donald Trump and which should be in place since yesterday afternoon ( of 13 April 2026), a US-sanctioned tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz. It is necessary to specify whereas, contrary to what has been claimed by many media outlets international blockade, the blockade of Iranian ports decided by Trump will not includes the route that crosses the Strait of Hormuz with the exception of for ships that are coming from and bound for Iranian ports. The tanker in question is the Rich Starry, a ship of over 35 thousand tons deadweight that is owned Shanghai Xuanrun Shipping Co., Shanghai company Chinese which is included in the list of entities sanctioned drawn up by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. According to reports from the ship traffic tracking platforms, the Rich Starry was from Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates, and is direct to China.