Tanker hit by projectile off Oman coast hours before Hormuz blockade

The location matters as much as the incident itself, since Qalhat sits on the Gulf of Oman coast, precisely the kind of route regional players like the UAE are counting on as a safe alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. An attack there, hours before the US blockade formally takes effect, undercuts the assumption that shifting cargo east of the strait removes…

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