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Iranian media reported that Tehran had closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Iran has closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The agency cited sources who claim that commercial vessels are receiving messages from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps banning passage through the strait.
The US Department of Transportation has urged cargo ships to avoid the Persian Gulf, Western media report. The advisory requires all commercial vessels operating in the US to maintain a distance of 30 nautical miles from American military vessels to reduce the risk of being perceived as a threat.
The Emirati publication The National, in turn, reports that a number of vessels have received warnings from the Iranian Navy not to sail through the Strait of Hormuz.
Farhad Patel, director of Dubai-based logistics company Sharaf Shipping Agency, added that no damage to vessels in the region has yet been recorded. He noted that prolonged restrictions on passage through the Strait of Hormuz will impact tanker schedules, shipping rates, and insurance rates, but it is too early to assess the impact of current events on the commercial sector.
The Strait of Hormuz is considered one of the world's most important maritime trade routes and a key oil transit route. Approximately one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies pass through it.
