File Photo: Oil tanker Al Shaffiah sails at the sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 26, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Sept 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. has asked tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships traveling at night, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Washington has been offering air-based defense since May to ships wanting to sail via a route hugging the Omani coast on the strait’s southern side.
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That period during which ships would be protected was cut down to two specific time slots daily around the start of September, the FT reported, citing emails sent by the U.S. naval co-ordination center to maritime advisers.
(Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2026.
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