U.S. tells tankers to sail at set times through Strait of Hormuz
The United States has asked tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz to sail only during specific daily time slots so they can receive military protection, the Financial Times reported. Washington has offered air-based defence since May for ships using a route that hugs the Omani coast on the strait's southern side. Around the start of September, the period of protection was narrowed to two specific time slots each day, according to emails from a U.S. naval coordination centre cited by the FT. The change constrains transit timing and has immediate implications for maritime security and shipping operations.
U.S. protection windows for tankers were cut to two daily time slots.
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Iran stepped up attacks on ships at night. The United States has provided air-based defence since May. Now protection windows have been cut to two daily slots and schedules may change.
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