Iran declares maritime restricted zone in Gulf of Oman

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced on Wednesday that a maritime restricted area will stretch from Chabahar in Iran into portions of the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The exact coordinates of the zone will be disclosed at a later time, according to the IRGC spokesperson. The declaration comes after Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s ...

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