Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East yesterday warned shippers travelling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized, a stark advisory amid heightened tensions between Iran and the US.
A similar warning went out to shippers earlier this year ahead of Iran seizing two tankers travelling near the strait, the narrow mouth of the Gulf through which 20 per cent of the world’s oil passes .
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