2026-07-15T22:56:08+00:00
Shafaq News- Hormuz
Shipping companies are bypassing US military-guided transit
routes through the Strait of Hormuz over concerns that the vessels could become
targets for Iranian attacks, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing maritime
security and shipping industry sources in Bahrain.
According to the report, several shipping firms have chosen
not to follow the US military’s convoy system through the strategic waterway
after a recent wave of Iranian attacks heightened safety concerns among
commercial operators.
The developments come amid escalating security risks in the
Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest oil shipping routes.
On Tuesday, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) expressed
deep concerns about recent attacks on shipping in and around the Strait, which
reportedly killed at least two seafarers and injured others.
The renewed violence also prompted India to summon an
Iranian diplomat to protest an attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that
killed an Indian sailor.
Earlier, Oman’s Maritime Security Centre reported attacks on
three oil tankers in separate locations off the Omani coast, adding that it
continues to monitor the situation and coordinate with relevant authorities.
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