8 oil tankers crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday

At least eight oil and gas tankers crossed the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, after Iran declared the passage open on Friday afternoon for the duration of the cease-fire, before reversing its position on Saturday, according to maritime tracking data from Kpler.

A crude oil tanker, four liquefied petroleum gas carriers, two mixed vessels carrying oil and chemicals, and an eighth classified as a "petroleum products" carrier crossed the strait early Saturday, Kpler tracking company data show.

Also on Saturday morning, the MarineTraffic site showed more than a dozen ships navigating the area, including several oil tankers near Iran's Larak Island, which serves as a checkpoint. However, at least two appeared to be turning back around 0900 GMT. Additionally, a cruise ship, the Celestyal Discovery, crossed the waterway without passengers to travel from Dubai to Muscat, marking the first such journey since the start of hostilities on Feb. 28, according to the same source.

On Saturday, Iran announced it was resuming "strict control" of the Strait of Hormuz in response to the U.S. blockade remaining in place at Iranian ports, reversing its decision from the previous day to reopen the strategic waterway.

After Tehran announced the reopening of the strait on Friday, Donald Trump stated that the U.S. blockade would remain "fully in place" until negotiations concluded, and it would "continue" if no agreement was reached at the end of talks. "Since the beginning of the blockade, 21 ships have complied with U.S. forces' directives ordering them to turn around and return to Iran," U.S. Central Command said Saturday on X. At least three of the vessels tracked exiting the strait on Saturday were on the U.S. sanctions list. Some ships present in the strait were broadcasting their identity as linked to India or China, as a sign of neutrality.