A sanctioned Iranian supertanker has crossed the Strait ⁠of Hormuz towards Iran’s ⁠Imam Khomeini Port despite a US block, Iran’s Fars news agency reports, according to Al Jazeera.

The Very Large Crude Carrier was capable ⁠of carrying two million ⁠barrels of crude, but it was ⁠not clear ⁠if the tanker ⁠was returning with its cargo on board or ‌was empty, the Fars report added.