The Gulf region has been shaken by a period of heightened instability in recent months, threatening the flow of oil through the Strait.
Six oil tankers and a U.S. spy drone have been attacked since May in, or near, the waterway amid intensifying tensions between the U.S. and Iran.called off air strikes at the last minute
in retaliation for Iran shooting down a U.S. drone over the Gulf, which followed attacks on two oil product tankers in the nearby Gulf of Oman by unidentified assailants. Washington has also blamed Iran for the attacks on four oil tankers in the same area on May 12. Tehran has denied the allegations.
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