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Saudi oil tanker heads to India as Red Sea, Hormuz traffic slows amid attacks

US Iran war: A Saudi crude tanker carrying 2 million barrels is headed to Sikka port where Reliance Industries receives most of his cride oil, after crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, even as tanker attacks and Houthi threats disrupted shipping in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz. Vessel traffic through both key maritime chokepoints has declined amid escalating regional tensions.

3 Aug 2026 6:35 am