Vessel Hit in Hormuz as Attacks Expose Both Gulf Oil Route and Its Bypass
A vessel has been struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz as attacks expose vulnerabilities in both the Gulf oil chokepoint and Saudi Arabia’s principal bypass.
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