US Tells Ships to Avoid Unnecessary Transits Through Hormuz

The U.S. military advised commercial vessels without required business between ports in the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz to avoid transiting the waterway. The advisory came as regional tensions increased. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint through which roughly one-third of global seaborne oil passes.

• Bloomberg — US Tells Ships to Avoid Unnecessary Transits Through Hormuz

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