Multiple armed boats attempted to intercept a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near Omani waters, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations. The small craft hailed the ship over VHF radio inside the inbound traffic lane used by global oil shipping, but the crew ignored the calls and continued on course. The vessel’s master reported harassment by several fast boats about 16 nautical miles from Oman’s coast, prompting an investigation by regional authorities.
The incident unfolds amid rising U.S.–Iran tensions over nuclear talks set for Istanbul and Tehran’s planned naval drills with Russia and China in the same corridor. Washington has kept the USS Abraham Lincoln and destroyers in the region to deter threats, while analysts warn such encounters in the vital waterway, which carries one-fifth of global oil, could trigger wider escalation and shock world markets.
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