Strait of Hormuz News

Iran called the new U.S. measures “economic terrorism,” saying they put the health and livelihoods of millions of civilians at risk.

The tanker, HAANA, was trying to use the southern route, known as the “Oman corridor”, when a large Iranian warship warned it.

Commercial ships still face risks in the area, even though active fighting between the United States and Iran has eased in recent weeks.

Iran has attacked vessels it accuses of bypassing its preferred route and has tried to charge tolls to vessels passing through the waterway.

Japan is planning to construct a pipeline network bypassing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, to reduce its dependence on critical maritime chokepoints.

The mine-clearance operation covered the main international shipping lane in the strait, known as the Traffic Separation Scheme.

Iran also pledged that it would retaliate against U.S. sanctions against the country aiming to sever its economic lifelines.

The proposed plan includes a temporary joint navigation corridor through the Hormuz and a joint project to clear mines from the waterway.

The waterway carried about a fifth of global oil flows before the Iran war and was also a major route for LNG shipments.