Maritime Body Overseen by US Navy Says Route Near Oman for Ships Is Expanding to Allow for Inbound and Outbound Traffic
The route will allow inbound and outbound traffic as the United States and Gulf Arab states press Iran to keep the strait open.
- On Saturday, a maritime body overseen by the United States Navy announced a route through the Strait of Hormuz near Oman is expanding to allow both inbound and outbound traffic.
- The United States launched airstrikes Thursday following an Iranian drone attack on a vessel attempting to exit the strait, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed Saturday it had targeted United States military positions in the region.
- In coordinated Saturday attacks, Iranian drones struck Bahrain while a tanker came under assault in the strait, with Bahrain's Foreign Ministry calling the drone attack a flagrant threat to citizen security.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio convened Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers calling for an end to Iranian attacks and complete strait access, with Bahrain hosting the United States Navy's 5th Fleet among the strongest regional critics of Iran.
- Iran insists ships must obey its orders and warns of charging transit fees through the strait, through which a fifth of all oil and natural gas once passed, though the United States and Gulf Arab states maintain the waterway's international status.
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Sea route near Oman is expanding to facilitate more traffic through Strait of Hormuz, US Navy says - Regional Media News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that a route through the Strait of Hormuz near Oman's shores is expanding to allow for both inbound and outbound traffic. The announcement by the Joint Maritime Information Center serves as another warning to Iran that the U.S. is pushing to reopen the strait. Iran has insisted ships must obey its orders and is warning it will start charging fees for trans…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy-supervised agency says it is expanding a route near Oman for entry and exit from the Strait of Hormuz.
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Maritime body overseen by US Navy says route near Oman for ships is expanding to allow for inbound and outbound traffic
Maritime body overseen by US Navy says route near Oman for ships is expanding to allow for inbound and outbound traffic.
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