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A Gulf Suez Canal? Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz may be harder than its advocates suggest
For decades, planners have floated the idea of canals and pipelines to avoid the Hormuz choke point
Mountains, costs and security risks make any canal linking the Gulf to the Indian Ocean hugely impractical
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Jonathan Gornall
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21 March 2026
US forces raids ship headed to Iran as Iran seizes oil tanker
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Pakistan Navy ship partakes in bilateral exercise with UK frigate in Gulf of Oman
By Shahjahan Khurram
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19 September 2024
Iran releases cargo of oil tanker St. Nikolas, shipping source says
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25 July 2024
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By AP
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13 March 2024
Iran Guards seize oil tanker in Gulf of Oman: US Navy
By AFP
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27 April 2023
US sinks boat carrying ‘explosive materials’ from Iran to Yemen
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15 November 2022
Royal Saudi Naval Forces seize huge haul of drugs in Gulf of Oman
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01 September 2022
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Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker: US officials
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03 November 2021
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Radio call describes Iranian gunmen storming tanker off UAE coast
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04 August 2021
Vehicle-carrier ship hit by explosion in Gulf of Oman
By Reuters
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26 February 2021
US warns vessels transiting Gulf amid tensions with Iran
By AP
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By Reuters
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