Tankers U-turn, zig-zag, pause around Strait of Hormuz

Open this photo in gallery: Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz in 2018. Empty tankers entering the Gulf are down 32 per cent from early May levels as fears grow that Iran could close the strait.Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters At least two supertankers made U-turns at the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. military strikes on Iran, shiptracking data shows, as more than a week of violence in the region prompts vessels to speed, pause, or alter their journeys. Washington's decision to join Israel's attacks on Iran has stoked fears that Iran could retaliate by closing the strait between Iran…