Shenlong crossed the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian threat. Will other tankers try the crossing? Today, reacting to Iran’s efforts to close the vital waterways of the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald J. Trump urged the shipping companies to ‘show some guts’ and defy the mullahs’ prohibition. And that’s exactly what apparently happened to a Greek-operated ship holding a million barrels of Saudi crude. Apparently, the tanker sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, as one of the first large vessels to leave the Persian Gulf. One tanker made the move. Now the whole market is watching. Carrying one million barrels of Saudi crude to India, the Greek-operated Shenlong recently passed through Hormuz. It doesn’t mean the route is fully open—but it…

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