A Liberian oil tanker has navigated the Strait of Hormuz, using a new route close to Oman's shores that has been promoted by the Arab country and a U.N. maritime agency

The update comes even as industry trackers showed Iranian tankers have continued to sail through the strait.

Two crude tankers with just under 2 million barrels of oil sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, ship tracking data showed, in a sign that traffic