U.S. Narrows Protected Transit Windows for Tankers in Hormuz Strait

Following a rise in Iranian attacks on vessels traveling after dark, the U.S. has reduced the period during which it offers air-based protection for commercial ships in the Hormuz corridor. Since May, ships could request escort while hugging the Omani coast on the strait’s southern side. The new schedule confines coverage to two specific windows each day, as indicated in emails from the U.S. naval coordination centre to maritime advisers.