U.S.-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry returns to Strait of Hormuz after failing to breach U.S. blockade post-Iran talks.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the blockade after weekend peace talks in Islamabad between the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal.

Live tracking footage from MarineTraffic shows vessels flowing through the Strait of Hormuz before the Iran war began, and what the Strait looked like both after the ceasefire…

Chinese-owned tanker Rich Starry becomes the first sanctioned vessel to exit the Gulf after the US blockade.

Baghdad Today reported that Iran had anticipated a US blockade of its ports and therefore moved dozens of oil-laden tankers out to sea in advance

Analysts say that Iran has already moved vast quantities of its oil offshore and a full blockade would be complex to implement

While the Rich Starry didn’t visit an Iranian port, it is on a US blacklist for allegedly helping Tehran evade sanctions.

Tanker transits Tuesday were 90% below traffic before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, according to shipping deata.

Tanker traffic through the Strait or Hormuz has plunged during the war, triggering the largest oil supply disruption in history.