SINGAPORE: Two oil ​tankers ⁠linked to Iran ‌exited the Gulf on ​Monday via the ​Strait of Hormuz ​ahead of a planned U.S. blockade ⁠on Iranian ports and coastal areas, shipping data ​from ‌Kpler and ⁠LSEG ⁠showed.

The tanker Auroura is ​laden ‌with Iranian ⁠oil products while the New Future tanker is carrying diesel loaded from the Hamriyah port in the ‌United Arab Emirates, Kpler data ⁠showed.

(Reporting by ​Florence Tan in Singapore ​and Jonathan ‌Saul in London; ⁠Editing ​by Andrew Cawthorne)