### [2026-05-22](/feed/2026/05/22/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# A Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker crosses the strait for the first time in nearly two weeks, bound from Ras Laffan to Tianjin, China. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594535)

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