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UN Security Council Backs Closer GCC Partnership as Bahrain Pushes Hormuz Navigation Draft

The step signals a drive to protect a vital oil shipping lane under international law.

IRGC Seizes Marshall Islands-Flagged Tanker in Strait of Hormuz, Crew Reported Safe