Tankers leave Gulf of Oman before US blockade

Five oil tankers that had been loitering outside Iran's easternmost port in the Gulf of Oman have left the area. The vessels departed in the hours before a US blockade of Iran, ordered by President Donald Trump, took effect around the country. Satellite imagery from late this week shows the ships are no longer visible in the gulf, indicating a last-minute scramble to avoid the impending maritime restrictions.