BREAKING: Iran has just forced 2 vessels, including a Chinese oil tanker, to turn around after they tried to cross Iran’s northern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz, with initial reports this comes as a result of vessels' refusal to pay Iran's tolls. This is one of the first such incidents on the Iranian northern side of the Strait, compared to the usual pattern on the US-backed southern Omani corridor. The vessels include the CORAL PARENSIS, heading from the UAE to Pakistan and a Chinese VLCC, ERECTER. A senior Iranian official said yesterday Iran completed the groundwork for a permanent toll system routing all shipping through Iran's northern lane of the Strait of Hormuz, and is already enforcing it.
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