Updated
Updated · Reuters · May 4
Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy issues new Strait of Hormuz control map
Updated
Updated · Reuters · May 4

Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy issues new Strait of Hormuz control map

12 articles · Updated · Reuters · May 4
  • State media said the map defines the area from a line between Qeshm island and Umm al Quwain to one between Mount Mobarak and Fujairah.
  • The reported boundaries span waters between Iran and the United Arab Emirates at the entrance to the Gulf, a vital global oil shipping route.
  • It was not immediately clear whether the Guards' claimed area of control had changed or what practical effect the new map would have.
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