Pakistan Tankers Turn Back Before Entering Persian Gulf Entry Amid Iran’s Strait Restrictions

Two Pakistan-flagged tankers, SHALAMAR and KHAIRPUR, which had been charting a course towards Iran’s so-called “safe route” in the Strait of Hormuz, have abruptly reversed direction.Their manoeuvre suggests a deliberate decision to abort entry into the Persian Gulf at the very last moment, raising questions about the pressures and risks currently shaping maritime navigation in this contested
Two Pakistan-flagged tankers, SHALAMAR and KHAIRPUR, which had been charting a course towards Iran’s so-called “safe route” in the Strait of Hormuz, have abruptly reversed direction.Their manoeuvre suggests a deliberate decision to abort entry into the Persian Gulf at the very last moment, raising questions about the pressures and risks currently shaping maritime navigation in this contested
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